JESUIT PERSPECTIVES • FALL 2020 21
Kevin
Donohue ’06
is on a mission
in Los Angeles
Doyle ’66 has
made a home in
higher education
For Jesuit High School students,
August mornings are full of hustle to
For , those August
mornings meant a little more: that cross
practices around the loop at Al Lopez
he strolled into St. Anthony’s Chapel for
daily Mass in the Jesuit residence’s
In addition to cross country, Donohue
prayer and service club started by
.
like most Catholic teenagers, but it
Christi and Coach Kranz that he began to
center every day around Christ.
said.
Today, Donohue oversees a school
Los Angeles County, St. Joseph’s is a
speak Spanish as a primary language at
home.
As principal, Donohue has made it his
mission to make sure families seeking
tuition.
single best vehicle to bring children
has been principal at St. Joseph’s since
In addition to making a Catholic
education available to children regardless
of their socioeconomic background,
Donohue also is committed to making
Since taking over as principal, Donohue
has seen standardized test scores rise
of neighboring public schools, and he’s
seen the score comparison break into
strengthens.
anything, those things tend to get in the
Donohue attended the University of
he earned an undergraduate degree in
history and master’s in education. As
part of his master’s program, the Alliance
in San Diego before returning to the
Archdiocese of Los Angeles to teach at
St. Bernard’s in Glassell Park. There, he
became a vice principal before accepting
a one-year assistant principalship
St. Joseph’s.
John Paul, James Michael, and Luca. This
St. Joseph’s through a virtual learning
campaign.
him. Shortly after graduation in 2006,
the prayer card from the funeral on his
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Donohue was a contestant
on Jeopardy! this spring
Kevin Donohue '06 is the
principal at St. Joseph's
School in California
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second Jesuit
high school. He attended Gonzaga
College High School in Washington
D.C. before earning his diploma as a
Tiger.
The son of a U.S. diplomat and in
the Department of Justice, Doyle
traveled throughout his childhood,
making Jesuit one of many stops in
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ster.
After high school graduation,
Doyle’s career took him to the
Air Force Academy and Harvard
as a student, to the University of
professor, and to the International
Peace Institute and the United
Nations as an adviser.
So, looking back, his time at Jesuit
and in Tampa might seem like a blip.
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paper. He earned roles in plays such
about 15 minutes of real game time at
middle linebacker before sustaining
And, perhaps most importantly,
Doyle believes his time at Jesuit set
him along his extraordinary career
desire to become a social scientist
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