Some of the leading Catholic high school seniors in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will receive special honors for their achievements during the Academic Honors Convocation Thursday, May 21 at 6:15 p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.
Archbishop Charles Chaput will be the main celebrant of a Liturgy of the Word before the event that honors archdiocesan and private Catholic high school seniors for their academic excellence.
This year 156 students from 32 schools will be honored for their high cumulative ranking at the end of the first semester of their senior year.
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“The Class of 2015 distinguished scholars and their families have many achievements to celebrate,”said Carol Cary, archdiocesan superintendent for secondary schools. “The Archdiocesan Academic Honors Convocation gives us the opportunity to highlight those achievements through prayerful recognition. As all of our seniors throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia prepare for their Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies we offer them prayerful best wishes for a happy and successful future.”
Michael Schwoerer, a senior from Roman Catholic High School, is this year’s student speaker. His topic will be “Equipping Saints for Life in This World and the Next.”
Christopher Mominey, secretary for Catholic education, will deliver closing remarks. The 2015 All Catholic Chorus will provide the liturgical music, conducted by Lance Moore and accompanied by organist Anne Coneghan.
The students to be honored are listed below, and include those (indicated by an asterisk) in the Neumann Scholars Program of the Connelly Foundation, which since 1995 has provided four-year scholarships to any archdiocesan high school for academically talented eighth-grade students.
Connor P. Beebie
Emil M. Berbakov
Johanna J. Carroll
Alison C. Coady
Pairic J. Kearney
Kaitlyn Emily Krewson*
Sydney Sherman*
Catherine A. Stapf
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
Robert J. Badman
Michaela M. Gladu
Maria C. Schmidle
Villa Joseph Marie High School
Alyssa G. Aileo
Caroline E. Boschetto
Danielle N. Rigau
Patrick A. Chapman
Randall J. Kraft
Daniel F. Martin
Daniel Lara-Agudelo
Louis Fortunato
Julia Harrer*
Joseph Kelly
Jennifer Kempinski
Nathan Kritz
James Owens
Gregory Pera
P. Daniel Rowe*
Pandurang R. Bharne
Andrew M. Shannon
Nicholas J. Gabriele
Jack M. Marchesani
Michael E. McCarthy
Alexander T. Yablonski
Villa Maria Academy High School
Meaghan K. Dyal
Emily N. Legaard
Kelly L. Wright
Archbishop Carroll High School
Nicholas M. Andricola
Amanda R. Bristowe
Mary E. Clay
Katherine G. Finley
Mary Kate Masterson*
Kevin J. Rogowski
Kristen M. Ryan
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
Maura Dougherty
Meredith Hughes
Kirsten Mansfield
Congyu Xu
Mary Katherine Dougherty
Bridget Egan
Michael Joseph Helker
Erin Marie Joyce
Isobel McCreavy*
Alexandra Patrick
Erin Reger
Colin J. Whelan
Carrie J. Zamonski
Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Abigail M. McGuckin
Grace A. Parker
Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School
Patrick J. Adams
Joseph P. D’Imperio*
Quinn E. Dolan
Trevor S. Dunbar
Emily E. Ianovale
Grace C. McDermott
Kia Ear
Michael J. Lydon
Hoang D. Pham
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
Mary Dolan Breen
Clare Marie McHugh
Madelyn Marie Nelson
Sabrina Antoni*
Catherine E. Blankemeyer*
Courtney A. DelPo
Ryan M. Dixon*
Nicholas S. Maloney*
Richard E. Beaver
John G. Curran
Edward L. Devlin
Conor P. Hogan
Anthony J. Knesis
Kevin M. Moran
Joseph A. Splendido
Matthew T. Strosser
Julie G. Bevilacqua
Emma M. Ibrahim
Erica A. Murphy
Alison D. Snarponis
Stephanie Eble
Jenna Gray
Belin Mirabile
Margaret Schoeller
Meredith C. Gray
Kristof Marrecau
Ryan R. Milligan
Courtney P. Thompson
Kayla M. Thompson
Claire C. Weckerly
Myranda B. Gormley
Emily McCann
Kevin J. Brown*
Julia C. Banas
Shannon L. Calter
Tyler Jacob Hall
Emily C. Hancin
Kaitlyn A. Hoster
Tyler Matthew Matecki
Eric P. Nowosielski
Stephen Andrew Schaffner
Matthew C. Szewczak
Father Judge High School for Boys
Joseph M. Amon
Peter Blumenstein*
Thomas M. Ehresmann
Olek J. Gierczak*
David A. Lomanno
Mark F. Macerato*
Gregory W. Van Buskirk
John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School
Sarah E. Bruzek
Aziza Frank
Jovanna N. Penza
Hope A. Smalley
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
Lauren Kirk
Christina M. Kuhlmeier
Catherine A. McAna
Emilia Minhondo
Alexis K. Ukogo
Erykah M. Sims
Brianna A. Sotomayor
Regina D. Duesler
Jenna C. Guenther
Bridget M. Temple
Roman Catholic High School for Boys
Thomas H. Beck
Robert T. Collins, Jr.*
Connor McKenna
Patrick McKenna
Anthony P. Nguyen*
Christian Petrillo
William P. Schmidt
Michael P. Schwoerer*
St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls
Madelynn Corcoran
Marissa Olson
Natalie Olson
Jamie Tomlinson
Amanda K. Wright
SS. John Neumann-Maria Goretti Catholic High School
Kerri Gedraitis
Christopher Girardo
Jessica Pasquarello*
Gianna Varallo
Congyao Zheng
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School
John J. Buccieri
Michael T. Considine
Andrew J. Dintino
Matthew J. Giangiordano
Liam M. Green
John P. Macri
Brandon P. McKenzie
West Catholic Preparatory High School
Shanika Cooper
Marta Teferi
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Congratulations, Claire Weckerly! Well deserved!
Best wishes on your future goals!
Catholic Schools do a fantastic job with our youth. We had 4 sons who attended for 12 years. They are civil, respectful, kind, caring, generous, college educated professionals. Could not be more proud of them. We now have 5 grandchildren–2 graduates of Roman at Temple; 1 Little Flower graduate at U P; 1 in Roman and 1 in Presentation.
CONGRATULATIONS to Liam Green for a wonderful achievement. Best wishes for a happy future.
Cecelia (Uncle Mark’s Florida friend.)
Catholic school education? Pricelss !
THIS is why I will ALWAYS support Catholic education.