So this was what teachers, upperclassmen, and school alumni had been talking about all year, Galo thought. The 55-mile trek was the culmination of a mandatory rite of passage for first-year students at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School. St. Benedict’s students on the trail (Photo: Dr. Jeremy Fletcher)Classes of around 190 students are divided into small groups that hike and camp in staggered intervals along the trail. The school relaunched with a student population that was almost exclusively Black and brown. A St. Benedict’s student enjoys time in camp (Photo: Michael Scanlan)Leahy was undaunted.