Catholic high school commencement ceremonies

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8 DIOCESAN NEWS | Pittsburgh Catholic
Oakland Catholic High
School held separate
baccalaureate and commencement exercises for
its 162 graduating seniors.
The Mass was held at
7 p.m. May 20 at St. Paul
Cathedral in Pittsburgh’s
Oakland neighborhood.
The principal celebrant
was Father Kris Stubna,
rector and pastor of the
cathedral. Concelebrating
were school chaplains Fathers Robert George and
Michael Roche and pastors from parishes where seniors are
members.
Commencement exercises were held May 22 at Soldiers
and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland. Officiating at the commencement ceremony were Dr. Maureen Marsteller, principal, Sharyn Zalno, assistant principal, Katherine Freyvogel,
president, and Dr. Mary Catherine Conroy Hayden, chair of the
board of directors.
Marsteller distributed diplomas to the Class of 2013. Guest
speaker was Marie Milie Jones, founding partner of Jones Passodelis PLLC.
Class valedictorian is Katherine Kiran Girdhar. She is the
daughter of Dr. Robin Girdhar and Madelyn Reilly. They are
members of St. Paul Cathedral.
Class salutatorian is Danielle Marie Harrington. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Harrington. They are members of Our Lady of Joy Parish in Holiday Park.
Quigley Catholic High
School in Baden will hold
combined baccalaureate
Mass and commencement
exercises for its 40 graduating seniors.
The Mass will be held
at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 2,
at St. Ferdinand Church
in Cranberry Township.
The commencement ceremony will immediately
follow the liturgy.
Principal celebrant and
homilist will be Father
Michael Peck, parochial vicar at Good Samaritan Parish in Ambridge and St. John the Baptist Parish in Baden.
George Lion will officiate at the commencement ceremony
with Rita McCormick, principal, distributing diplomas to the
Class of 2013.
Class valedictorian is Morgan Dillon, daughter of Jeffrey and
Tammy Dillon of Evans City. Morgan is a member of the National Honor Society. The Dillons are members of St. Matthias
Parish in Evans City.
Class salutatorian is William Koshut. He is the son of William and Lynn Koshut of Beaver Falls. William is a member of
the National Honor Society as well.
The Koshuts are members of St. Philomena Parish in Beaver
Falls.
Vincentian Academy
in McCandless Township
will hold combined baccalaureate Mass and commencement exercises for
The baccalaureate liturgy will be held at 10
a.m. Sunday, June 2, at La
Roche College in McCandless Township. Principal
celebrant and homilist
will be Spiritan Father
Naos McCool.
Richard Joseph Behun, principal, will officiate over the commencement ceremony and deliver diplomas to the Class of 2013.
Class valedictorian is Daniel Bozik. He is the son of Drs. Michael and Elizabeth Bozik. They are members of St. Teresa of
Avila Parish in Perrysville.
Class co-valedictorian is Ryan Archer. He is the son of Richard and Lynn Archer, parishioners of St. Teresa of Avila.
Class co-valedictorian is Michael Forrest. He is the son of
Daniel and Lisa Forrest, also of St. Teresa of Avila.
Seton-LaSalle
High
School in Mount Lebanon held combined baccalaureate Mass and commencement exercises for
The Mass and commencement
exercises
were held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 24, at St. Benedict the Abbot Church in
Peters Township.
Concelebrating the liturgy were Fathers James
Bachner and Brian Noel,
co-chaplains. Father Noel
was the homilist.
Lauren Martin, principal, officiated during the commencement ceremony and distributed diplomas to the Class of 2013.
Class valedictorian is Nicholas Sywyj. He is the son of the
Helen Sywyj and the late Andrew Sywyj. They are members of
Resurrection Parish in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood.
Class salutatorian is Margaret Welsh, the daughter of Kenneth and Patricia Welsh. They are members of St. Joan of Arc in
South Park Township.
Central Catholic High
School in Pittsburgh’s
Oakland neighborhood
will hold separate baccalaureate Mass and commencement
exercises
for its 209 graduating
seniors.
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May
21, at St. Paul Cathedral.
Principal celebrant was
Father Nicholas Vaskov
of the Class of 2001. Father Vaskov is parochal
vicar at St. Joseph the Worker, Mary, Mother of Hope, St.
Vincent de Paul and St. Vitus parishes — all in New Castle.
Commencement exercises will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
May 26, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland.
Christian Brother Patrick Duffy, president, will officiate.
Brother Patrick, Christian Brother Robert Schaeffer, principal, and Edward Bernot, assistant principal for student affairs, will distribute diplomas to the Class of 2013.
Class valedictorian is Neil Carleton. He is the son of Anita
and Dennis Carleton of Sewickley.
Class salutatorian is David McFall. He is the son of Theresa and John McFall of Lower Burrell.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Aquinas Academy of
Pittsburgh in Hampton Township will hold
separate baccalaureate
Mass and commencement exercises.
The Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1, at Aquinas Academy Chapel.
Principal celebrant and
Matthew McClain, parochial vicar of St. Wen-
North Catholic High
Troy Hill neighborhood
will hold separate baccalaureate Mass and commencement exercises for
The Mass will be held at
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May
29, at St. Paul Cathedral
in Pittsburgh’s Oakland
neighborhood. Principal
celebrant and homilist
will be Bishop David Zubik. Concelebrating will
be Father Robert Fleckenstein.
Commencement exercises will be held at 9 a.m. June 1 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland.
Dr. Michael Pendred II, principal, will officiate at the commencement ceremony. Pendred will also distribute diplomas to
the Class of 2013.
Guest speaker will be Len Komoroski, CEO, Cleveland Caveliers/Quicken Loans Arena.
Class valedictorian is Lauren Wolosik, class vice president,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wolosik of Pittsburgh
and members of St. Cyril of Alexandria in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood.
Class salutatorian is Bailey Hollihan, class president, and
son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hollihan of Pittsburgh and members of Holy Spirit Parish.
Bishop Canevin High
Oakwood neighborhood
will hold separate baccalaureate Mass and commencement exercises for
7:30 p.m. Thursday, May
23, at St. Elizabeth Ann
Seton Church in Carnegie.
The main celebrant and
John Donahue, school
chaplain and pastor of
SS. Simon and Jude Parish in Scott Township. Father Mark
Thomas, pastor of St. Norbert Parish in Pittsburgh’s Overbrook
neighborhood, and pastors and associate pastors of students’
parishes will concelebrate.
Commencement exercises will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 26,
at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh’s Oakland
neighborhood. Marianne Reinhart, vice principal, will present
the graduates, and Natalie Liptak, senior counselor, will present the awards. Kenneth Sinagra, president, and Karen Walker,
principal, will confer diplomas to the Class of 2013.
Stephen Wayhart, owner of Brandmill and member of the
Class of 1979, is the guest speaker.
Class valedictorian is Kala Ann Cinker, daughter of William
and Susanna Cinker, will address the Class of 2013. The family lives in Pittsburgh and are members of St. Cyril Alexandria
Parish in the city’s Brighton Heights neighborhood.
Class salutatorian is James Steven Dlugos III, son of James
Dlugos and Joseph and Lorraine Trapuzzano. He will address
the Class of 2013 as well. James and his family live in Washington and are members of Immaculate Conception Parish.
This is the 51st commencement for the high school. Special
invited guests are the Class of 1963 who are celebrating the 50th
anniversary of their graduation.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School
in Moon Township will
hold separate baccalaureate Mass and commencement ceremonies for its 92
graduating seniors.
The Mass will be held
at noon on Sunday, June 2,
in the Our Lady of Sacred
Heart Chapel. The main
celebrant will be Father
Michael Yaksick, school
chaplain and member of the Class of 1986. Father Yaksick is
pastor of St. Blaise Parish in Midland. Assisting Father Yaksick
will be Deacon Kevin Lander.
Commencement ceremonies will immediately follow in
OLSH’s Angela Activities Center. Tim Plocinik, principal, will
officiate at the ceremony.
Terry O’Rourke Donoghue, president, and Plocinik will distribute diplomas to the Class of 2013. Guest speaker will be Attorney William Stickman, Class of 1998, who will welcome the
Class of 2013 as OLSH alumni.
Class valedictorian is Grace Anne Quigley, daughter of Ed
and Karen Quigley of Monaca and members of St. Frances
Cabrini Parish in Center Township.
Class co-salutatorians are Alexandra Marie George, daughter of Brian and Beverly George of Baden and members of St.
Mary in Glenfield; and Rachel Nicole Petro, daughter of William and Christine Petro of Clinton and members of St. Joseph
Parish in Coraopolis.
Class president is Maria Danielle DiSanto, daughter of David
and Mary DiSanto of McKees Rocks and members of St. John
of God Parish.
St. Joseph High School
inSt. Joseph High School
in Natrona Heights will
hold combined baccalaureate Mass and commencement exercises for
The baccalaureate liturgy will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, at Our Lady
of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Natrona
Heights. Principal celebrant will be Father James
Mazurek, pastor of Our
Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament and St. Joseph parishes.
Homilist for the liturgy will be Msgr. James Gaston of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Lower Burrell.
Beverly Kaniecki, principal, will officiate over the commencement ceremony. Father Mazurek, Kimberly Minick, assistant
principal, and Kaniecki will deliver diplomas to the Class of
2013.
Student speakers will be valedictorian(s) or salutatorian(s)
who were yet to be determined. At Pittsburgh Catholic press
time, seniors had not completed their final exams and course
work for the academic year. Look for them in a future issue of
the Pittsburgh Catholic.
delin Parish in Butler.
Commencement exercises will take place at noon June 1
in the Rhodora J. Donahue Building at the academy.
Leslie Mitros, head of school, will officiate. Peter Blume,
president of the board of directors will distribute diplomas
to the Class of 2013.
Guest speaker is U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus, R-Pa., whose
son, Edmund, is in the graduating class.
Class valedictorian and student speaker is Matthew So,
son of Herman and Sherry So of Gibsonia. They are members of Holy Wisdom Parish on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
Serra Catholic High School
in McKeesport will hold separate baccalaureate Mass and
commencement exercises for
The Mass was offered at 9:30
a.m. Sunday, May 19, at the high
school. The principal celebrant
and homilist was Father Joseph
Mele, diocesan secretary for
leadership development.
Commencement exercises
will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday,
May 30, at St. Paul Cathedral
in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Guest speaker will be Attorney Victor Pribanic.
Officiating at the ceremony will be Father Stephen Kresak,
school chaplain, assisted by Fathers Joseph Grosko, Alexis
Anania (OFM), and Stephen Chervenak.
Diane DiNardi, president, and Tim Chirdon, principal, will
distribute diplomas to the Class of 2013.
Class valedictorian is Zakary Olyarnik, son of Robin and
Kurt Olyarnik of White Oak. The Olyarniks are members of
Corpus Christi Parish in McKeesport.
Class salutatorian is Marlena Darr, daughter of Rosemary
and Gerald Darr of McKeesport. The Darrs are members of St.
Angela Merici in White Oak.
The following are the post-secondary institutions to which the members of the
Class of 2013 have been accepted:
Allegheny College, PA
American University, DC
American University of Paris, France
Barry University, FL
Belmont University, TN
Bellarmine University, KY
Bethany College, WV
Boston College, MA
Boston University, MA
Bowling Green State University, OH
Butler University, IN
California University of PA
Canisius College, NY
Capital University, OH
Carlow University, PA
Case Western Reserve Univ., OH
The Catholic Univ. of America, DC
Champlain College, VT
Chatham University, PA
Clarion University of PA
Clemson University, SC
Coastal Carolina University, SC
Colby College, ME
College of Charleston, SC
College of Mt. St. Vincent, NY
The College of Wooster, OH
Columbia College of Chicago, IL
Community College of Allegheny
County, PA
Cornell University, NY
Culinary Institute of America, NY
Creighton University, NE
Denison University, OH
DePaul University, IL
Dickinson College, PA
Drexel University, PA
Duquesne University, PA
Eckerd College, FL
Edinboro University of PA
Elon University, NC
Emerson College, MA
Fairfield University, CT
Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
Fordham University, NY
Furman University, SC
Gannon University, PA
George Mason University, VA
The George Washington Univ., DC
Gettysburg College, PA
Hampton University, VA
Hiram College, OH
Hobart & Wm. Smith Colleges, NY
Hofstra University, NY
Holy Family University, PA
Indiana University, IN
Indiana University of PA, PA
Ithaca College, NY
James Madison University, VA
John Carroll University, OH
Johns Hopkins University, MD
Johnson & Wales University, RI
Juniata College, PA
Kent State University, OH
Kenyon College, OH
LaRoche College, PA
LaSalle University, PA
Loyola Univ. of Chicago, IL
Loyola Univ. of Maryland, MD
Loyola Univ. of New Orleans, LA
McDaniel College, MD
Manhattan College, NY
Marietta College, OH
Marquette University, WI
Marymount University, VA
Mercyhurst College, PA
Messiah College, PA
Miami University of Ohio, OH
Michigan State University, MI
Michigan Technological Univ., MI
Mount Aloysius College, PA
Niagara University, NY
Norwich University, VT
Northeastern University, MA
Oberlin College, OH
The Ohio State University, OH
Ohio University, OH
Ohio Wesleyan University, OH
Pace University, NY
The Pennsylvania State Univ., PA
Pepperdine University, CA
Philadelphia University, PA
Point Park University, PA
Providence College, RI
Purdue University, IN
Robert Morris University, PA
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
Rollins College, FL
Rutgers University, NJ
Saint Francis University, PA
Saint John’s University, NY
Saint Joseph’s University, PA
Saint Louis University, MO
Saint Michael’s College, VT
Saint Vincent College, PA
Santa Clara University, CA
Seton Hall University, NJ
Seton Hill University, PA
Skidmore College, NY
Slippery Rock University of PA
Soka University of America, CA
Spelman College, GA
Stonehill College, MA
Syracuse University, NY
Temple University, PA
Thiel College, PA
University of Akron, OH
University of Alabama, AL
Univ. of California at Berkeley, CA
Univ. of California at Davis, CA
Univ. of California at Los Angeles CA
Univ. of California at San Diego, CA
University of Cincinnati, OH
University of Dayton, OH
University of Delaware, DE
University of Findlay, OH
University of Iowa, IA
University of Kentucky, KY
University of Maryland, MD
University of Michigan, MI
University of New Haven, CT
Univ. of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of Notre Dame, IN
University of Oregon, OR
University of Pittsburgh, PA
University of Scranton, PA
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing
University of Rhode Island, RI
University of Rochester, NY
University of San Francisco, CA
University of South Carolina, SC
University of the Sciences, PA
University of Utah, UT
University of Vermont, VT
University of Virginia, VA
University of Washington, WA
Vanderbilt University, TN
Villanova University, PA
Virginia Military Institute, VA
Virginia Tech University, VA
Virginia Wesleyan University, VA
Walsh University, OH
Washington & Jefferson College, PA
Westminster College, PA
West Virginia Wesleyan College, WV
West Virginia University, WV
Wittenberg University, OH
Xavier University, OH
Youngstown State University, OH
Congratulations!
God Bless the Class of 2013
For information about Oakland Catholic High School,
call 412.682.6884 or visit our websites
OaklandCatholic.org FuturesBegin.com.

Catholic high school commencement ceremonies

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