b'STUDENTS PHOTO BY JULIE WALLINGEXCELSET TO A new name highlights the Marianist commitment to help studentsBy John SchroederJunior Kira Gibson (left) and R ight from the start, Jaimone Jones appreciated the boost she got from asenior Keelin Broach (center) strong sense of community at Purcell Marian High School in Cincinnati.chat with Marianist Excel Pro-gram direction Jamar Mosley She looks back with particular fondness on the first days of her freshman year at Purcell Marian High School when, as a participant in what was then called the Marianist Urban Student in Cincinnati. Program (MUSP), she knew she truly belonged.It helped me transition from being a leader of my grade school to the smallfreshman in high school, said Jones, a 2021 graduate of Purcell Marian.Eleven years beyond his high school days at Central Catholic in San Antonio,Andrew Villarreal still deeply appreciates how the program changed his outlookon lifethrough strong emphasis on education, among other values.PHOTO BY JULIE WALLINGProgram alum Andrew Villarreal now teaches mathematics at Chaminade Julienne High School inDayton, Ohio. marianist.com/donate 15'