The mind, heart & Soul Award
At the discretion of the Foundation Board of Directors, scholarships are awarded in the
form of one-time awards to to deserving members of the St. Barnabas Elementary School
graduating class, who demonstrate pursuits of the mind, kindness of the heart and generosity of the soul,
characteristics that Cameron valued and that made him such a special part of our lives.
Award monies are to be used towards tuition at Brother Rice High School.
form of one-time awards to to deserving members of the St. Barnabas Elementary School
graduating class, who demonstrate pursuits of the mind, kindness of the heart and generosity of the soul,
characteristics that Cameron valued and that made him such a special part of our lives.
Award monies are to be used towards tuition at Brother Rice High School.
an open letter To the Students of St. Barnabas School:
Cameron Fahey was a kid from St. Barnabas, just like you. Just like you, he walked through the front door as a little kid, scared of his new surroundings and unsure of what lay ahead. Eight years later, he walked out of St. Barnabas, a teenager on his way to being a young man. In the time in between, he made great friends, learned a fair amount, got into more than his fair share of trouble and started to figure out the person he was to become. He sat in these classrooms, ate his lunch downstairs, played in the gym and made visits to Mrs. Conway’s office when he tried to have a bit too much fun during the school day. When he wasn’t at school, he hung out with his friends, played baseball and basketball at Ridge Park, went to Top Notch. Just like you.
When he went on to Brother Rice High School, Cameron kept growing as a person, excelling in difficult classes and figuring out where he stood on things going on in the world. Cameron believed in treating everyone fairly, in being humble and in appreciating his life. As he moved through his years at Brother Rice, Cameron became an intelligent and sensitive young man, full of knowledge and curiosity and hunger for more learning. But he was still just a kid from St. Barnabas. Still laughing at Sponge Bob and other cartoons he had watched as a little kid. Still hanging out with his St. Barnabas friends and being loud and funny with them. Still watching and loving the WWE. Still just being silly sometimes. Still just a kid. |
During his junior year at Brother Rice, Cameron got sick. It was cancer and it was serious. For the next ten months, Cameron underwent more treatments than you could count and suffered much pain. His illness never stopped Cameron from being the person he had become. He continued attending classes almost every day at Brother Rice, excelling academically, seeking knowledge everywhere and planning his college days. He continued having opinions on things going on around him in the world, and continued to always questions why things could not be better for all people. He also continued being just a kid from St. Barnabas. He laughed almost every day, stayed a loving and caring son to his parents, hung out and fooled around with his friends and watched his favorite cartoons, the WWE and lots of World Cup Soccer. Still just a kid.
Cancer killed Cameron physically on August 21, 2014, ten months after he was diagnosed. Cancer never touched him spiritually or mentally. He never stopped wanting to learn all he could, never stopped caring about his parents and family, never stopped laughing with his friends. His spirit will never die, living on through his parents, family, friends and those whose lives he touched. His spirit also lives on here at St. Barnabas School. As long as there are students learning, and students being loud in the hallways, and students making funny noises in class, and students forming friendships, and students trying to understand one another and students respecting each other, |
Cameron will always be with you and all St. Barnabas students. Cameron had become quite
an impressive young man by the time he died, but he was still just a kid from St. Barnabas. Just like you.
an impressive young man by the time he died, but he was still just a kid from St. Barnabas. Just like you.
