The Academic Honors Convocation held May 24 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul recognized the academic excellence of 149 graduating seniors from 32 archdiocesan and private Catholic high schools. The 37th annual convocation was led by Archbishop Charles Chaput who also presided at a preceding Liturgy of the Word.
The students, who are ranked in the top 3 percent of their senior class, were honored for their dedication to their studies and were included according to their cumulative ranking at the end of the first semester of their senior year. Stephen Anderson of Bishop Shanahan High School was this year’s student speaker, on the theme “Equipping Saints for Life in This World and the Next.”
See the full listing for graduation Baccalaureate Masses and commencement exercises for the 17 archdiocesan high schools here. (Photos by Sarah Webb)
Little Flower High School graduate Theresa Pearce (right) helps Jamie Galanaugh straighten her gown.
Connor Grabowski helps Joseph Iwasyk, from Holy Ghost Preparatory School, with his graduation gown.
Father John Donia says hello to his former students from Archbishop Ryan High School.
Young ladies from Academy of Notre Dame de Namur sing along during the honors convocation liturgy.
Vincent Darmohray from Father Judge High School sings along during the liturgy.
Matthew Falcione prays with fellow Lansdale Catholic honorees.
Father Christopher Landis processes with the book of Gospels for the liturgy’s reading.
Carolyn Andruzko, Jacqueline Rooney and Rachel Sweeney from Cardinal O’Hara High School hold hands as they pray the Lord’s Prayer.
Kristen Adamczyk from Little Flower receives her medal for being in the top 3 percent of her class.
Archbishop Charles Chaput presents a medal to Nicholas Guiliano from Holy Ghost Preparatory School at the honors convocation.
Tyler DiMatteo from Archbisohp Ryan High School
Michael Frye from Roman Catholic High School.
Jared Meares from Mercy Vocational High School wears his new medal proudly.
Students from Nazareth Academy bow their heads in prayer.
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these are scholars from the Catholic High Schools but some of these are private preparatory schools,
so my question is,
if these prep school students can receive this award from the archdiocese,
why can they not receive scholarships to go to their high school – I have heard that 8th graders receiving archdiocese scholarships for high school may not use them to go to a catholic prep school