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Father Troike Program | Cathedral Prep

Cathedral Preparatory Seminary

The Father Troike Summer Leadership Program

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The Father Troike Summer Leadership Program

The Fr. Edward W. Troike Program has been in existence since 1968. Countless young men throughout Brooklyn and Queens have spend their summer at Cathedral Preparatory Seminary in Elmhurst taking classes that will help them prepare for the Test for Admission to Catholic High Schools, improving their sports skills and making new friends. What makes this Program unique from all the other Summer Programs offered by Catholic High Schools in our city is that we're not only, but also! What exactly do we mean by this? We're not only a program that challenges our students academically and helps to prepare them for 8th Grade and High School (although we try our best to do so). We're not only a sports and activities camp that strives to teach our young men to be good winners and good losers (although we try our best to do so). We're not only a place where a young man daily can grow closer to Jesus and the Lord's individual call to him through prayer, Religion class and the Sacraments (although we try our best to help the Lord to do so). We're all these things, in order to serve you and the Lord! The key idea is leadership, responsibility and respect, all witnessed by the students, counselors, faculty and staff of the Troike Program. All Sixth and Seventh Grade young men are cordially invited to learn about the Troike Program to see if you might be enriched by this wonderful experience. For more information, contact Fr. John Cush at frcush@cathedralprepseminary.com or call us at (718) 592-6800 ext. 120

Father John Cush, Troike Program Director and Spiritual Director of Cathedral Prep, with Cathedral Prep Father Troike Leadership Program Counselors , Summer 2009. Picture: Stefanie Gutierrez, The Tablet, August 1, 2009.

The Cathedral Preparatory Seminary
Father Edward W. Troike Leadership Program
2009

Father Edward W. Troike Leadership Program Summer 2009 The Father Edward W. Troike Leadership Program, now in its 42nd Summer, continued its strong programs for incoming Freshmen to Cathedral Prep, as well as its traditional sixth and seventh grade program. With mornings spend in classes like Culture, Grammar, Computers, Religion, Math, Social Studies, Literature, Spanish, Test-Taking Skills and Science, students are prepared for their academic future. With a strong afternoon sports and games program, young men learn to be winners, on and off the court and the field. With a strong spirituality program, centered around our weekly Community Mass, students learn to be men for others. This past summer had over 91 young men in our Program. Some highlights included a trip for our counselors to New York City and a trip for our students to Saint Sebastian's Athletic Center in Woodside.

Who was Father Edward W. Troike?

Father Troike was the Spiritual Director of Cathedral Prep in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Ordained a priest in 1956, Father Troike served as parochial vicar at the parish of Our Lady of the Snows in Floral Park, New York. He was sent for graduate work and then was assigned to Cathedral Prep Seminary, in Brooklyn and then, as one of the founding faculty members in Elmhurst Cathedral Prep Seminary. He taught religion and math and briefly served as the vice-principal of Cathedral. He loved his faith, his family and his priesthood. Fr. Troike, legend has it, was very organized in every aspect, from the classroom (where he gave every single one of his assignments for the entire academic year to the students on the first day of class), to the Chapel (where he planned out exactly what Eucharistic Prayer which the celebrants would use for the entire month) to his own personal life (where he would not go to bed until his all of the exams which he gave that day were marked). It was his vision, along with other Cathedral priests like Fathers Keane, Murphy and Reilly back in 1968 to begin a program where 7th graders could experience the whole world that Cathedral has to offer. He gave his all to the Program, to his students and to his Church. Father Troike, a man of intellect, conviction and, above all, faith, died rather young of cancer in 1973. The Program, his Program, was renamed in his honor the following year. The idea behind the Program isn’t sports and games, although that’s a big part of it. The idea behind the Program isn’t academics, although that’s a big part of it. The real idea of the Program is to have a place where the leaders of tomorrow can meet and be part of a great, beautiful, rich tradition- the Cathedral Prep tradition- a tradition of learning, of loving and of striving to be men for others, no matter what path the Lord has planned for them. Following the example of Father Troike, may we grow as men for others.

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P: 718.592.6800 56-25 92nd Street Elmhurst, NY 11373 F: 718.592.5574




Father John Cush, Troike Program Director and Spiritual Director of Cathedral Prep, with Cathedral Prep Father Troike Leadership Program Counselors , Summer 2009. Picture: Stefanie Gutierrez, The Tablet, August 1, 2009.

The Cathedral Preparatory Seminary Father Edward W. Troike Leadership Program 2009 Father Edward W. Troike Leadership Program Summer 2009 The Father Edward W. Troike Leadership Program, now in its 42nd Summer, continued its strong programs for incoming Freshmen to Cathedral Prep, as well as its traditional sixth and seventh grade program. With mornings spend in classes like Culture, Grammar, Computers, Religion, Math, Social Studies, Literature, Spanish, Test-Taking Skills and Science, students are prepared for their academic future. With a strong afternoon sports and games program, young men learn to be winners, on and off the court and the field. With a strong spirituality program, centered around our weekly Community Mass, students learn to be men for others. This past summer had over 91 young men in our Program. Some highlights included a trip for our counselors to New York City and a trip for our students to Saint Sebastian's Athletic Center in Woodside.
Who was Father Edward W. Troike? Father Troike was the Spiritual Director of Cathedral Prep in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Ordained a priest in 1956, Father Troike served as parochial vicar at the parish of Our Lady of the Snows in Floral Park, New York. He was sent for graduate work and then was assigned to Cathedral Prep Seminary, in Brooklyn and then, as one of the founding faculty members in Elmhurst Cathedral Prep Seminary. He taught religion and math and briefly served as the vice-principal of Cathedral. He loved his faith, his family and his priesthood. Fr. Troike, legend has it, was very organized in every aspect, from the classroom (where he gave every single one of his assignments for the entire academic year to the students on the first day of class), to the Chapel (where he planned out exactly what Eucharistic Prayer which the celebrants would use for the entire month) to his own personal life (where he would not go to bed until his all of the exams which he gave that day were marked). It was his vision, along with other Cathedral priests like Fathers Keane, Murphy and Reilly back in 1968 to begin a program where 7th graders could experience the whole world that Cathedral has to offer. He gave his all to the Program, to his students and to his Church. Father Troike, a man of intellect, conviction and, above all, faith, died rather young of cancer in 1973. The Program, his Program, was renamed in his honor the following year. The idea behind the Program isn’t sports and games, although that’s a big part of it. The idea behind the Program isn’t academics, although that’s a big part of it. The real idea of the Program is to have a place where the leaders of tomorrow can meet and be part of a great, beautiful, rich tradition- the Cathedral Prep tradition- a tradition of learning, of loving and of striving to be men for others, no matter what path the Lord has planned for them. Following the example of Father Troike, may we grow as men for others. ~


P: 718.592.6800	56-25 92nd Street Elmhurst, NY 11373	F: 718.592.5574