The Leonid - Bishop Canevin High School

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We Say Goodbye…
So, the moment the class of 2014 has been waiting for has finally arrived – graduation. As much
as I’d like to go on a rant about high school, I’m afraid I’m as melancholy as the rest of my peers.
However, I won’t go into a sentimental bout of nostalgia that will probably make you nauseous. I will
make it clear though, that I’m not only going to miss this school, but more specifically, this newspaper
staff, very dearly.
I’ve come a long way with the Leonid. I went from ending up in journalism my sophomore year
and not wanting to be there, to having the time of my life both years I’ve had the opportunity to attend the
class. It’s definitely among my favorite courses taken… ever. Now, of course I’ve had my fair share of
dissing our own publication out of sheer humor. Surprisingly enough, people have cared and will
continue to care about the voices of their peers. Journalism might not seem like the funfest you were
looking forward to, but it provides you with the resources to make your opinions and viewpoints known.
If you’re anything like me, that truly means a lot.
I’d like to make a personal shout out to everyone I’ve worked with over the past few years, from
my co-editor, Lauren Villella, to my moderator, Mrs. Finnegan. I couldn’t ask for a better team of creators
to really help me develop my vision. Despite missing giving Lauren a hard time over font choices and
Mrs. Finnegan a migraine due to my controversial subject matter, I’m really just going to miss everything
we’ve come to be. One of my proudest high school achievements was becoming the editor of this paper I
thought no one would ever pay any attention to. I’ll miss all of it, I’ll miss all of you, but I’m looking
forward to a bright future with these touching memories to reminisce on down the road. Thank you so
much for making this difficult journey that much more bearable. I’ll never forget it.
--Serena Johnson ‘14
Serving as editor of the Leonid with Serena has been one of the biggest highlights of my senior
year. I have thoroughly enjoyed writing and reading every article in these past seven issues, and I would
like to thank those people who have made this experience possible. Thank you to Mrs. Finnegan for
giving me the outstanding opportunity to embrace the role of editor and for allowing me to bring my inner
creativity and vision to the paper. Thank you to Serena for working with me this past year and for
imbuing each edition of the Leonid with a remarkable does of originality and talent. Finally, thank you to
all the dedicated Leonid staff writers, cover designers and to all those who contributed to various issues.
Your unique visions and perspectives have made the Leonid an undeniable mosaic of riveting voices. As
editors, Serena and I believed in the power of quotes to entrance and inspire, so in my farewell, I would
like to leave behind one final maxim that beckons to writing, the most beautiful of arts: “Close the door.
Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from
you; figure out what you have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer.”
--Lauren Villella ‘14
…and I Say Hello
Hello, my lovely Leonid readers. How are you doing? I couldn't be more excited to be your new
editor for the 2014-2015 school year! We are going to have so much fun. Make sure to get a copy of the
Leonid every month for some fun editorials, music and movie reviews, and coverage of important world
issues. I want to use the Leonid to make Canevin students more aware of the world around us. Let's do
something awesome together.
--Maggie Dormer ‘15
2 Editor Spotlight: Serena Johnson
With an Innate Creativity and Spirited Originality,
Her Liberating Words Ignite a Flame of Greatness
By: Lauren Villella ‘14
Leonid Editor
The first thing that struck me about Serena Johnson was
her laugh. Infectious, boisterous and spirited, her laugh captivates
all who hear it, and forces one to draw close and listen well. I have
been fortunate to know Serena these past four years – beginning
when we met in Mr. Checketts’s Modern World class freshman
year – and also to be a firsthand witness to her superb artistic
vision and creative talent. Active in the Leonid, Oracle and Book
Club, Serena is a girl of the heart – she is a superbly talented
writer with a gift for giving a face to the unfathomable. Her
liberating words – woven together in prose, poems and essays –
are inspiring and riveting, and they serve as testaments to her
singular story laced with magnetic intrigue.
A self-described “creative, introverted and optimistic”
person, Serena considers freshman year to be her favorite year of
high school. “I hate to be cliché, but I’d have to say that freshman
year was one of the greatest years of my life. I really found
myself. I made wonderful friends. I just had a fantastic time.”
Writing, blogging and watching psychological thrillers have been
constants in Serena’s life since freshman year, hobbies that beckon to a girl who is very happy as long as
she is writing or creating something. While prose is the type of literary style Serena considers her forté,
she has a special affinity for “realistic, slice-of-life fiction that showcases the beauty in the menial,
everyday scenes of life.” Serena counts Stephen King, George Orwell and Vladimir Nabokov among her
favorite authors, and she greatly admires the cinematic work of satirical directors like Stanley Kubrick
and Quentin Tarantino.
Serena plans on attending Robert Morris University in Spring 2015 to study English, with her
heart set on writing screenplays and making movies. In regard to cinema, Serena considers psychological
thrillers to be her favorite movie genre, because “nothing is better than walking away from a movie like,
‘Whoa. Mind. Blown.’” While she would have loved to live through the ‘60s and adores the “lax vibe of
the ‘70s,” Serena has some favorite modern
performers as well, including Leonardo
Serena’s Fun Facts
DiCaprio and Angelina Jolie. Her dream
Favorite Movie Director(s): Stanley Kubrick,
dinner date with a person from the past would
Quentin Tarantino, Steve McQueen and Christopher
be “Andy Warhol… he just seems like the
Nolan
type of person who would get you lost just
Favorite Movie Quote: “George Washington was in a
thinking about being a part of his world.”
cult. And the cult was into aliens, man.” Ron Slater,
There are few people with more
Dazed and Confused.
substance than Serena Johnson. With a unique
Favorite Fictional Character(s): Trent Lane, The
artistic vision and an inherent creativity built
Joker, Gogo Yubari and Veronica Sawyer
upon emotional honesty, there is no doubt that
Musician You Would Most Like to See in Concert:
Serena will succeed in all her future
Lady Gaga
endeavors. When asked where she hopes to
see herself in ten years, Serena answered
simply, “Creating. Success would be fantastic, but if I don’t achieve it by then, it wouldn’t be the end of
the world. As long as I’m happy and doing something that I know I’ll love forever, I’ll be in paradise.”
3 Editor Spotlight: Lauren Villella
Classy, Sophisticated, & Timeless
By: Serena Johnson ‘14
Leonid Editor
It is time for yet another senior spotlight and I’m happy to say that I had the honor of
interviewing the ever-talented Lauren Villella. I could ramble on and on about the basic information
surrounding her background and upbringing, but I decided to
focus on the unique core of this beloved artist. I can proudly
say this was one of my favorite articles I’ve ever had the
opportunity to write.
SJ: How do you feel about graduating?
LV: I am very excited to be moving on and entering a new
phase in my life. I have very happy memories at Bishop
Canevin, and I have no doubt that they will always sustain
me in the future. I am excited to meet new people, to learn
more about myself and make my mark in the world.
SJ: What are you future endeavors? College? Career goals?
LV: I will be attending La Roche College in the Fall 2014 to
major in Child and Family Studies and minor in Sociology.
After that, my plan is to either get my Master’s degree in
Social Work or my Master’s in Applied Developmental
Psychology, and both would be from Pitt. My goal is to
either be a Child Life Specialist or a social worker at
Children’s Hospital. I want to work on either the Oncology
or Cardiac Intensive Care Units, because those floors are
home to some very sick kids, and more than anything I want to know that I have helped someone in need.
SJ: You’re a vintage gal to the core. Explain your fascination with the retro aspects of our culture. What
made you get so into old films and the like?
LV: I remember first becoming interested in Old Hollywood around my sophomore year of high school. I
had always known and heard of the often-talked-about icons (Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe,
Elizabeth Taylor etc.), but I didn’t really know them. I didn’t know what they were all about. Likewise, I
had seen popular classic films like Gone With the Wind and The Sound of Music, but I didn’t really
appreciate them, or recognize their extraordinary brilliance. I don’t really know what sparked the intense
fascination, but I feel like it was always inside of me – this awe, this captivation for all things 1940s and
‘50s. I slowly started reading books about Old Hollywood icons and renting some popular, black-andwhite vintage films, and I became instantly hooked. I was, and remain, enthralled.
I thoroughly adore, admire and try to evoke Old Hollywood in all that I do. I just love the way it
was. I love the black-and-white movies of the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s, I love the way the women looked (with
their elaborate hairstyles, tailored clothes and made-up eyes) and the way they spoke and walked. I love
the understated glamour – it really was a classy time when style and elegance mattered. Women in Classic
Hollywood were truly glamorous – an unfathomable quality that lacks in our world today – and became
icons by just being themselves. They really didn’t even have to try – by just being uniquely themselves,
they wrote themselves into the pages of history. I am eternally enchanted by their legends.
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I think the movies of Hollywood’s Golden Era have more substance than the movies of today. I have
seen over 140 classic films and I can honestly say that the cinematography is magnificent, the actors had
real talent and the dialogue was top-notch. Looking back to sophomore year when I first became
interested, I realize that I sensed an authenticity in Old Hollywood, a very real sincerity that touched my
heart and made it eternally retro.
I definitely was born in the wrong era. I often wish I could be sitting in the Coconut Grove in 1944,
wearing vintage Dior and chatting with Lauren Bacall, Gene Tierney, Ava Gardner, or whoever was
around. Like all the Old Hollywood stars who enthralled and captivated audiences with their
individuality and style, I wish I could have known them.
SJ: You’re a beautiful writer, one of the best I’ve had the pleasure of working with. What’s your favorite
writing style (i.e. prose, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, etc.)?
LV: My favorite style to write is freestyle poetry. I do not like writing short stories, but I have completed
a novel. I feel like poetry is so underappreciated as well – most people admit that they don’t like reading
or writing it, as they sometimes find it difficult to understand or interpret. But what I love about poetry is
that it is so liberating – you don’t need to follow a certain pattern or structure; you can just write what
you’re feeling and let it flow. Poetry is my heart’s most fabled song. My favorite things to read are fiction
and, most of all, biographies on the stars of the 1940s and ‘50s. My bookshelf is full of biographies and
pictorial tributes from decades past. Most of all I love to read about the lives of other people. I am
intrigued and fascinated by the various life stories my biographies reveal to me.
SJ: If you could live a day in the life of one of your favorite classic cinema stars, who would it be and
why?
LV: Rita Hayworth. Why? Simple: She was always smiling. (And she was a dancer). In every photo of
Rita Hayworth she has a dazzling smile on her face, and she really was a much better actress than history
gives her credit for. She was so lively, so vibrant, so joyous about everything – her eyes sparkle with
undeniable happiness and she got to star alongside some of the biggest and brightest icons of
Hollywood’s heyday. Plus, Rita said a beautiful quote that I like to incorporate into my own life. Rita
Hayworth said: “Whatever you write about me, don’t make it sad.”
SJ: Name a few of your absolute favorite film stars and
starlets, both modern and classic.
LV: My top five favorite classic actresses are Audrey
Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Rita Hayworth, Katharine
Hepburn and Lauren Bacall. My top five favorite classic
actors are Humphrey Bogart, Joseph Cotten, William
Holden, Gregory Peck and Jimmy Stewart.
As for modern stars, it is really hard to find anyone like
the Old Hollywood giants, but I really like Leonardo
DiCaprio for the actors, and for the actresses I have a tie
between Kate Winslet and Anne Hathaway.
SJ: What’s one thing you’d like to do before you die?
LV: I would like to visit Audrey Hepburn’s grave in
Tolochenaz, Switzerland.
Lauren’s Favorites:
Author: Jodi Picoult
TV Show: Dancing With the Stars
Musical Artist: Lana Del Rey
Old Hollywood Film Scene: The
climax of Wait Until Dark. It is one of
the mot epic scenes in ‘60s cinema –
and it will absolutely terrify you!
Subject: English or US History
Literary Quote: “There's a lot of ugly
things in this world, son. I wish I could
keep 'em all away from you. That's
never possible.” – Atticus Finch in To
Kill A Mockingbird
5 SENIOR DOSSIERS:
Brennen Adams
College/Career: West Virginia
University/ Environmental Scientist
Activities: Hockey
Favorite Quote: “Life is a roller coaster
ride.”
Favorite Class: Math
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Fazio
Favorite Movie: Too many to list
Favorite Musician/Group: Country
artists
Favorite BC Memory: Winning states
freshman year and winning Pens Cup
senior year
Special Thanks: To my team for a great
season
Evan Archibald
College/Career: Undecided
Favorite Class: Mr. Casavale’s Asian
Studies
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Checketts, Mr.
Wanamaker, Mr. Fazio
Favorite Book: Game of Thrones
Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight
Favorite Musician/Group: The Basement
Dwellerz
Special Thanks: Everyone
Alec Balog
College/Career: Chemical Engineer
Activities: Musical
Favorite Quote: “I want to know God’s
thoughts.” -- Albert Einstein
Favorite Class: Mr. Schlicht’s junior and
senior year
Favorite Teacher: Ms. Evans
Favorite Book: All Quiet on the Western
Front
Favorite Movie: The Lord of the Rings
Trilogy: Director’s Cut
Favorite Musician/Group: Elvis Presley
Favorite BC Memory: Accounting class
sophomore year
Special Thanks: My parents, grandpa
and supportive peers
Jonah Bayer
College/Career: Slippery Rock
Activities: Soccer, track
Favorite Quote: “‘You miss 100% of the
shots you don’t take’ – Wayne Gretzky”
--Michael Scott
Favorite Class: Freshman English,
French III, AP stats
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Fazio, Mr.
Bowen, Mr. Weryha
Favorite Book: EggHead by Bo
Burnham
Favorite Movies: Wolf on Wall Street
and Hot Rod
Favorite Musician/Group: Vampire
Weekend
Favorite BC Memory:
#letsmakeitawkward, #BCnoAC, all the
twitter fights, hockey games vs. CV
Special Thanks: James, Conjenks,
DiSanti, FunkyTown, Mark, EV, Ian, all
of my twitter followers, LT4
Emily Bergman
College/Career: Penn State (Altoona)
Activities: Swim Team
Favorite Quote: “Today is the tomorrow
we worried about yesterday.”
Favorite Class: Art
Favorite Book: Pretty Little Liars
Favorite Movie: Titanic
Favorite Musician/Group: Big Time
Rush
Favorite BC Memory: States 2012 and
Mr. D’s junior homeroom
Special Thanks: To my homies
Patrick Bernauer
College/Career: Marketing Consultant
(subject to change) University of Dayton
Activities: Soccer, bowling, track,
FBLA, musical, Six String Songwriters
Guild, Praise band
Favorite Class: American Literature
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Bowen, Mr.
Checketts, and Mr. Fazio
Favorite Book: The Hobbit
Favorite Movie: Kung-Pow
Favorite Musician/Group: Red Hot Chili
Peppers, Avett Brothers, Lil Dicky,
Special Thanks: Marty Scanlon, Brad
Davis, Cal Tarasi, Austin Nicholls, Chaz
Simpson, Eric Shorthouse, Susie George
Special Thanks: To everyone who put up
with me, the teachers who passed me,
and the friends I made
Carrie Bunevich
College/Career: University of Pittsburgh
for Actuarial Science
Activities: Soccer, track, FBLA, Interact,
NHS
Favorite Class: AP Calculus
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Wanamaker and
Mr. Weryha
Favorite Book: The Giver
Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Musician/Group: Backstreet
Boys
Special Thanks: To my closest friends-you know who you are
Justin Blain
College/Career: CCAC
Activities: Baseball
Favorite Quote: “To be yourself in a
world that is constantly trying to make
you something else is the greatest
accomplishment.”
Favorite Class: Sophomore English with
Mrs. Finnegan
Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Finnegan
Favorite Book: Found by Margaret
Peterson Haddix
Favorite Movie: The Sandlot
Favorite Musician/Group: 2Chainz
Favorite BC Memory: Being a part of
the baseball team
Special Thanks: To Mr. Checketts
during baseball-- Thank you for never
giving up on me.
Kelly Burgess
College/Career: University of Notre
Dame/ Engineering
Activities: Cross-Country, tennis,
musical, FBLA, academic team
Favorite Quote: “If you have all the
answers, you’ve been asking boring
questions.”
Favorite Class: Calculus
Favorite Book: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the
Galaxy
Favorite Movie: Cloud Atlas
Favorite Musician/Group: Eminem
Favorite BC Memory: Four years of
spring musicals
Special Thanks: To my mom and dad
Ryan Branch
College/Career: Penn State -Behrend /
Environmental Engineering
Activities: Basketball
Favorite Quote: “Rub some dirt in it!”
Favorite Class: Mr. Checkett’s American
Government
Favorite Book: The Hunger Games
Favorite Movie: Scarface
Favorite Musician/Group: A$AP Rocky
Favorite BC Memory: Basketball and all
my friends
Brennan Cahill
College/Career: Allegheny College
Activities: Basketball, track, FBLA,
Interact, Kairos
Favorite Class: Chemistry
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Wanamaker
Favorite Movie: 21 Jump Street
Favorite BC Memory: 9th period
chemistry class sophomore year
7 Taylor Costanzo
College/Career: Edinboro University for
Psychology
Activities: Oracle, Crusaders for Life,
Tennis, Leonid
Favorite Quote: “Your days are like
pages, the chapters unread. You have to
keep turning. Your book has no end.”
Favorite Classes: Freshman and senior
year English, Mysteries of History,
Psychology
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Bowen, Mr.
Fazio, Mr. Lang, and Mrs. Finnegan
Favorite Book: Twisted
Favorite Movie: Legend of the
Guardians
Favorite Musician/Group: Too many-you don’t want to start this; trust me.
Favorite BC Memory: Mr. Bowen
singing an impromptu song about my
Mysteries of History class using all of
our nicknames.
Special Thanks: To the really true
friends who came through for me when
the others turned against me
friends for making these four years the
best they could have been
Bradley Davis
College/Career: Studying Psychology at
Kent State University
Activities: Swimming, track
Favorite Quote: “Whenever you want to
succeed more than you want to breathe,
that’s when you’ll be successful.”
Favorite Class: Mr. Fazio’s English
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Fazio or Mr.
Checketts
Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Movie: The Breakfast Club
Favorite Musician/Group: Too many to
choose
Favorite BC Memory: States sophomore
year
Special Thanks: To all of the teachers
for putting up with all of our
shenanigans and especially to all of my
Caroline DeFrank
College/Career: University of
Pittsburgh/ Business
Activities: Cross-Country, basketball,
track, FBLA, Interact, NHS, yearbook,
and Spanish Club
Favorite Quote: “Clear eyes, full hearts,
can’t lose.” - FNL
Favorite Class: Accounting II
Favorite Book: Dear John
Favorite Movie: The Blind Side
Favorite Musician/Group: Maroon 5
Favorite BC Memory: Trips to Hershey
for cross-country and basketball and
Shippensburg’s track
Special Thanks: To everyone on the
cross-country, basketball, and track
teams! Bailey, Leah, and Mary, I’m
Luke DeCello
College/Career: College undecided/
Career: Business Administration and
Sports Management
Activities: Football, basketball, track,
FBLA, Interact
Favorite Quote: “Maybe we should call
ourselves the Febreeze brothers, because
it’s feeling so fresh right now.”
Favorite Class: Mr. D’s period 6 junior
year “Dream Team”
Favorite Book: Jackie Robinson
Favorite Movie: The Other Guys or
Dumb and Dumber
Favorite Musician/Group: Little River
Band
Favorite BC Memory: The bus ride back
from Serra Catholic
Special Thanks: To my mom and all my
family for all their support through my
high school years
8 going to miss you girls so much; come
and visit me at Pitt next year.
Favorite BC Memory: Breaking the
school record in the 100-meter dash in
track my senior year
Special Thanks: To my friends, family,
and the Crusettes, especially Madison
and Meagan
Shanity Desimone
College/Career: Nursing
Activities: Crusaders for Life
Favorite Quote: “Always remember you
are braver than you believe, stronger
than you seem, and smarter than you
think.”
Favorite Class: Art
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Fazio and Ms.
Evans
Favorite Books: The Last Song and The
Outsiders
Favorite Movies: The Notebook and
Frozen
Ian Edmonson
College/Career: CCAC
Favorite Quote: “When the power of
love overcomes the love of power, the
world will know peace.” – Jimi Hendrix
Favorite Classes: British Literature and
American Government
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Faz, Mr.
Wanamaker, and Mr. Checketts
Favorite Movie: Wolf of Wall Street
Favorite Musician/Group: T.I.,
Basement Dwellerz, Schoolboy Q
Special Thanks: Mom, Dad, Adam,
Steve and the boys and J
Nick DiSanti
College/Career: PSU for Engineering
Activities: Soccer
Favorite Quote: “When I die, if my body
is not completely destroyed, I have
wasted it.”
Favorite Musician/Group: Vampire
Weekend
Favorite BC Memory: Beating Seton in
the section championship
Special Thanks: Goof Troop, Sheetz,
Red Robin, my snowboard, Lyla
Meghan Feeley
College/Career: Chef
Activities: Art club, Circle of Friends
Favorite Quote: “Always believe in
yourself.”
Favorite Class: Art
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Lang
Favorite Book: The Cat in the Hat
Favorite Movie: Toy Story 3
Favorite Musician/Group: Big Time
Rush
Favorite BC Memory: Meeting Evyn
Zappi for the first time
Special Thanks: To all the teachers and
my friends
Maria Donnelly
College/Career: Kent State University
for Speech Pathology
Activities: Crusettes, track and field
Favorite Quote: “The happiest people
don’t have the best of everything. They
just make the best of everything.”
Favorite Class: English
Favorite Movie: 50/50
Favorite Musician/Group: The Weekend
Sydney Fitzgerald
College/Career: Robert Morris
University for Marketing/Business
Activities: Cheerleading
Favorite Quote: “Don’t be afraid to give
up the good and go for the great.”
Favorite Class: British Literature
9 Favorite Book: Hunger Games Trilogy
Favorite Movie: Mean Girls
Favorite Musician/Group: Florida
Georgia Line
Favorite BC Memory: Being
Homecoming Queen
Special Thanks: All my friends,
boyfriend and teachers
Jocelyn Gentile
University
Activities: Swimming and FBLA
Favorite Quote: “Nothing ever happens
the way you imagine it will.”
Favorite Class: English
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Fazio and Mr.
Wanamaker
Favorite Book: Thirteen Reasons Why
Favorite Movie: Love & Basketball
Favorite Musician/Group: Drake
Favorite BC Memory: Making WPIALS
for swimming and Mr. D’s homeroom
Special Thanks: To all those who have
been there for me and have stayed by my
side
James Gabriel
College: Robert Morris University
Activities: Golf
Favorite Quote: “Let’s not downplay the
fact that that is the ghost of Stonewall
Jackson.” – Ron Burgundy
Favorite Class: Lunch
Wanamaker
Favorite Movie: This is the End
Favorite Musician/Group: Basement
Dwellerz
Special Thanks: I’d like to thank XBC
and the dwellerz for everything. You’re
the best.
Katie Gestiehr
College/Career: Chatham University;
Pediatric Nurse or Physician Assistant
Activities: Volleyball, bowling,
Crusaders for Life, LAOH, Circle of
Friends, Kairos, stage crew, Student
Council, Spanish Club
Favorite Quote: “Love is like the wind.
You can’t see it, but you can feel it.”
– Landon Carter from A Walk to
Remember
Favorite Class: Chemistry with Ms.
Evans
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Fazio or Mr. Fox
Favorite Book: Safe Haven
Favorite Movie: The Notebook
Favorite BC Memory: Being a part of
Canevin’s first WPIAL champion
volleyball team
Special Thanks: I want to thank my
parents for sticking by me through thick
and thin. I also want to thank my
teachers for challenging me
academically.
Kennedy Garvey
College/Career: Undecided/Narcotics
Detective
Activities: Crusaders for Life, Circle of
Friends, Kairos
Favorite Quote: “Don’t let people make
you feel guilty for living your life. It is
your life. Live it the way you want.”
Favorite Book: The Exorcist
Favorite Movie: Top Gun
Favorite Musician/Group: Kiss
Favorite BC Memory: Finding ghosts in
the Art Storage room with Lindsey and
Emily, and Mr. D’s homeroom
Special Thanks: A big thank you to my
crew for making this year crazy
10 Garrett Godlewski
College: Slippery Rock University
Activities: Baseball and hockey
Favorite Quote: “When you want to
succeed as bad as you want to breathe,
then you will be successful.”
Favorite Class: Multimedia with Mr.
Wanamaker
Favorite Movie: Miracle
Favorite Musician/Group: Jason Aldean
Favorite BC Memory: Winning the State
Championship my freshman year in
hockey
Special Thanks: To all of my friends and
family
Special Thanks: To all of the teachers
Alec Grech
College/Career: La Roche College/
Criminal Justice
Activities: Golf and basketball
Favorite Quote: “Impossible is a word
thrown around by weak men. Impossible
is nothing.” – Muhammad Ali
Favorite Book: Holes
Favorite Movie: Saving Private Ryan
Favorite Musician/Group: Eminem
Favorite BC Memory: Walking into
school senior year and realizing I had
made it
Special Thanks: To my parents for being
able to pay for me to get an education
and further myself in life
Justin Gottheld
College/Career: Penn State/ Aerospace
Engineer
Activities: Cross-Country, track, NHS,
St. Ignatius Scholars, FBLA, Crusaders
for Life
Favorite Quote: “We do what we must
because we can.”
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Molinero
Favorite Book: The Lord of the Rings
Favorite Movie: Inception
Ashley Grimm
College/Career: Coastal California
University/ Marine Biologist
Activities: Volleyball, bowling, NHS,
Kairos, Spanish Club, make-up crew,
Student Alliance, Crusaders for Life,
concert choir, drama club, and JA
Favorite Quote: “In the end, we only
regret the chances we didn’t take.”
Favorite Class: IC3 Freshman year
Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Doyle
Favorite Book: The Secret Circle
Favorite Movie: Step Up 3
Favorite Musician/Group: Rascal Flatts
Favorite BC Memory: Winning the
WPIAL Championships
Special Thanks: To everyone who has
been a big part of my high school career
Clara Govachini
College: Duquesne University (St.
Anthony Program)
Activities: Cheerleading, Drama Club,
Art Club
Favorite Quote: “What’s the point in
growing up if you can’t be childish
sometimes?” – Dr. Who
Favorite Class: Art
Favorite Book: Sailor Moon
Favorite Movie: Spirit
Favorite Musician/Group: Lady Gaga
Favorite BC Memory: Cheering at the
pep rallies
Julianne Hart
College/Career: Pitt/ Engineering
Activities: Soccer, track, FBLA, Interact,
Circle of Friends, Spanish Club
Favorite Quote: “Clear eyes, full hearts,
can’t lose.” – Friday Night Lights
11 Favorite Class: Biology with Mrs. Davis
Favorite Movie: She’s the Man
Favorite BC Memory: Meeting King Ty
and LD3
Special Thanks: To all of my friends,
family, teachers and coaches who made
high school so special for me
Favorite Quote: “Don’t cry because it’s
over; smile because it happened.”
Favorite Book: A Child Called It
Favorite Movie: The Notebook
Favorite Musician/Group: Shakira
Favorite BC Memory: Kairos 2013
Alicia Hurney
College/Career: Duquesne University/
Accounting and Management
Activities: Bowling, Circle of Friends,
Crusaders for Life, FBLA, Interact, stage
crew, Kairos
Favorite Class: Accounting or
sophomore chemistry
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Wanamaker, Mr.
Schultz, Mr. Fazio, Mr. Fox
Favorite Book: The Last Song by
Nicholas Sparks
Favorite Movie: Moneyball
Favorite Musician/Group: anything
country
Favorite BC Memory: 9th period
chemistry sophomore year
Mary Hicks
College/Career: Penn State/ Computer
Science
Activities: Stage crew, volleyball,
bowling, Circle of Friends, Crusaders for
Life, JA, FBLA, Campus Ministry,
Kairos, LAOH, NHS
Favorite Quote: “Shoot for the moon.
Even if you miss, you’ll land amongst
the stars.” -- Les Brown
Mr. Fazio
Favorite Book: Hunger Games
Favorite Movie: Les Miserables
Favorite Musician/Group: Justin
Timberlake
Favorite BC Memory: Winning
WPIALS, states freshman year, Kairos,
meeting all my friends and so much
more
Special Thanks: To my parents for their
unending love and support, all my
friends and the times we had, and my
teachers for their guidance and wisdom
Casey Hutzler
College/Career: US Army
Activities: Soccer, AOH
Favorite Quote: “He who is not
courageous enough to take risks will
accomplish nothing in life.”
Favorite Class: Lunch
Favorite Book: Cat in the Hat
Favorite Movie: Animal House
Georgia Line
Favorite BC Memory: The soccer
seasons these past four years – especially
senior year
Special Thanks: Family, friends,
teachers and coaches
Maura Holler
College/Career: Duquesne University
(Liberal Arts)/ Lawyer
Activities: Crusaders for Life, Kairos,
Spanish Club, Chorus, make-up crew,
JA
12 Callie Jacobs
College/Career: Westminster College
Activities: Volleyball, NHS, Crusaders
for Life, Kairos, Circle of Friends,
FBLA, Interact, LAOH, JA
Favorite Quote: “Appreciate what you
have before time teaches you to
appreciate what you had.”
Favorite Classes: Art and English with
Mr. Fazio
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Fazio or Mr.
Wanamaker
Favorite Movie: Grease or Something
Borrowed
Favorite Musician/Group: Any country
artist
Favorite BC Memory: Meeting all my
friends, the March for Life trips, Kairos
retreats, and winning WPIALS
Special Thanks: To my parents and
family for their support and sacrifices,
my friends for all the great times and
memories, and my teachers for all their
help
Allison Killen
College/Career: California University of
PA/ Commercial Music Technology
Activities: Musical, concert choir,
LAOH, Circle of Friends, Crusaders for
Life, Drama Club, volleyball, Oracle,
Praise Ensemble, Campus Ministry,
Kairos, Spanish Club, Leonid, JA
Favorite Quote: “I would like to thank
not only God, but also Jesus.” –Justin
Bieber
Favorite Classes: English and Music
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Johnson
Favorite Book: Harry Potter
Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo or Harry
Potter
Favorite Musician/Group: Iron and Wine
and Mumford and Sons
Favorite BC Memory: Winning
WPIALS, the musicals, anything
volleyball, Kairos
Special Thanks: To all of the amazing
teachers and administration in this
school who have given me the
knowledge to succeed and go further in
life, all of my fabulous friends that I
have met over these past four years, and
my family for always being there for me
Sam Kelsch
College/Career: Penn State University
Activities: Volleyball, musical, Kairos,
Crusaders for Life, Spanish Club, Circle
of Friends, NHS, St. Ignatius, JA and
Campus Ministry
Favorite Quote: “Everything happens for
a reason.”
Favorite Class: Freshman, Sophomore
and Senior year English
Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Finnegan
Favorite Book: Catcher in the Rye
Favorite Movie: Frozen
Favorite Musician/Group: Bruno Mars
Favorite BC Memory: winning WPIAL
championship in volleyball
Special Thanks: To my family, friends,
and teachers. S\o to the volleyball and
musical cast
Hanna Lamm
Pittsburgh/ International Business
Activities: Book Club, Oracle, Imagine
Cup, NHS, tennis
Favorite Quote: “Veni. Vidi. Vici.”
– Julius Caesar
Favorite Classes: Honors Trigonometry
and AP Chemistry
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Weryha
Favorite Book: The Book Thief
Favorite Movie: I like too many to
choose a favorite
Favorite Musician/Group: Epica
Favorite BC Memory: 5th period lunch
senior year
13 Special Thanks: To all the people that
made these four years enjoyable,
especially Lauren Kanavy, Alli Stein,
Anneliese Balog, Ashley Mell, Gus
Peponidis, Christian Tutsock, Taylor
Costanzo, and Julie Mozelewski
Favorite BC Memory: Getting locked in
Mr. Romano’s room with Miss Burke
for three class periods with my
sophomore Honors US History class
Special Thanks: To my grandparents,
parents and my brother Michael. Also a
special thanks to everyone who has
supported me along the way
Ashlee Mankowski-Gilmore
College/Career: Edinboro
University/Counseling Psychologist
Activities: Oracle, Book Club, Spanish
Club, Crusaders for Life, Kairos
Favorite Quote: “I wish I could bake a
cake made out of rainbows and smiles,
and we’d all eat it and be happy.”
Favorite Class: Mr. Romano’s
Psychology class
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Bowen
Favorite Book: The Perks of Being a
Wallflower
Favorite Movie: Donnie Darko
Favorite Musician/Group: Brand New
Favorite BC Memory: Kairos
Special Thanks: To Mr. Bowen, Mr.
Lang, Mrs. Finnegan, Mr. Fazio, Mr.
Romano, Mrs. Rossi and Ms. Sambolt
for being the best teachers. Also, Lauren
Prosperi, Shannon Rauterkus, Deanna
Volz, Lauren Villella and Taylor
Costanzo for the crazy high school
experience
Kaitlin McCracken
College/Career: Washington and
Jefferson College; High School Math
Teacher
Activities: St. Ignatius Scholars, NHS,
JA, Spanish Club, Leonid, Circle of
Friends, Crusaders for Life, Student
Leadership Council, Kairos, make-up
crew and concession stand for the
musical
Favorite Quote: “Be who you are and
say what you feel, because those who
mind don’t matter and those who matter
don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
Favorite Classes: Honors Spanish III and
IV, and Honors Trig
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Fazio, Mrs.
Finnegan, Mr. Fox, Ms. Sambolt and
Mr. Schultz
Favorite Book: Les Miserables
Favorite Movie: Elf
Favorite BC Memory: Kairos
Special Thanks: I would like to thank all
of my friends and teachers over the last
four years for making my high school
experience wonderful!
Marissa Marks
College/Career: Purdue University/
Engineer
Activities: St. Ignatius Scholars, NHS,
FBLA, Mosaic, track, ACE
Favorite Quote: “Two roads diverged in
a wood, and I – I took the one less
traveled by, and that has made all the
difference.” – Robert Frost
Favorite Classes: Calculus I and
Calculus II
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Molinero
Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby
Favorite Movie: Big Fish
Alaina McGuire
College/Career: Penn State
Activities: Tennis, soccer, track, FBLA,
Interact, NHS
Favorite Quote: “You know you love me
XOXO.” – Gossip Girl
Favorite Class: Calculus I
Mr. Weryha
14 Favorite Book: Is Everyone Hanging
Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by Mindy Kaling
Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump
Favorite Musician/Group: John Mayer
Favorite BC Memory: Participating in
sports
Special Thanks: To all my
underclassmen friends, my parents and
my teachers
Favorite Musician/Group: Can’t narrow
it down
Favorite BC Memory: Buying 200
cookies and 40 milks during a free
period junior year with Mark Szymanski
and Nick DiSanti
Special Thanks: My parents, my Aunt
Laurie and Uncle Tim, and my
grandparents.
Zach McKnight
College/Career: The Art Institute of
Pittsburgh/ Audio Production
Activities: Leonid and concert choir
Favorite Quote: “Don’t ask what the
world needs. Ask what makes you come
alive and go do it. Because what the
world needs is more people who have
come alive.”
Favorite Class: Chemistry with Ms.
Evans
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Fazio, Mrs.
Finnegan and Mr. Schultz
Favorite Book: The Five People You
Meet in Heaven
Favorite Movie: Superhero Movie
Favorite Musician/Group: A Day to
Remember
Favorite BC Memory: The lunch table
junior year
Special Thanks: Mr. Lang for being an
inspiration since freshman year, Mr.
Schultz for the inspiring words for after
high school, Mr. Fazio for being an
inspiration, my friends in high school,
my parents for putting me through high
school
Nikita Meskin
College/Career: Robert Morris
University/ Psychology/Psychiatry
Activities: Hockey, Leonid
Favorite Quote: “That little kiss you
stole, it held my heart and soul, don’t try
to fight the storm, you’ll tumble
overboard, tides will bring me back to
you.”
Favorite Class: Mr. Bowen’s Mysteries
of History
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Lang, Mr. Fazio,
Mr. Bowen, Mrs. Hunter, Ms. Evans
Favorite Book: Harry Potter series 1–7
Favorite Movie: Harry Potter 1–8
Favorite Musician/Group: Slipknot,
Asking Alexandria, Motionless in White
Favorite BC Memory: Pens Cup my
senior year/ State Championship
freshman year
Special Thanks: To Mr. Lang for helping
me out; all my friends for being there for
me, and anyone that told me I couldn’t
Cayenne (CJ) Morinville
College/Career: Lock Haven University;
Physician Assistant
Activities: Cheerleading, stage crew, St.
Ignatius, Circle of Friends
Favorite Quote: “Do not worry about
tomorrow. Each day has enough troubles
of its own.”
Zach Mell
Pittsburgh/Computer Engineering
Activities: Bowling, video editing and
animation, filming
Favorite Quote: “Late to bed, late to rise,
if you use logic, you will be wise.”
15 Favorite Class: Art
Favorite Book: The Fault in Our Stars or
The Pact
Favorite Movie: Stuck in Love
Favorite Musician/Group: Taylor Swift
and Fall Out Boy
Favorite BC Memory: Math class with
Julie, Kelsey and Alexa
been a part of my life these past four
years
Favorite BC Memory: Going to Hershey
for cheerleading states
Special Thanks: Shout out to Johnie
Austin Nicholls
College/Career: Slippery Rock/Business
Activities: Football, FBLA, basketball
Favorite Class: American Government
with Mr. Checketts
Favorite Book: Where the Red Fern
Grows
Favorite Movie: Space Jam
Favorite Musician/Group: Kid Cudi
Favorite BC Memory: Lunch table
junior year
made an impact on me these past four
years, especially my friends, family and
coaches
Julie Mozelewski
College/Career: Duquesne University/
Psychologist
Activities: NHS, Imagine Cup, Oracle,
Book Club
Favorite Quote: “When it rains, it
pours.”
Favorite Class: Honors Freshman
English
Favorite Book: The Bell Jar
Favorite Movie: Byzantium
Favorite Musician/Group: Bombay
Bicycle Club
Favorite BC Memory: Physics class with
Ashley Grimm and Sam Kelsch
Special Thanks: To CJ, Kelsey and
Alexa for helping me survive math class
John O’Donnell
University/ undecided
Activities: Baseball, AOH
Favorite Quote: “Ninety feet between
home plate and first base may be the
closest man has come to perfection.”
– Red Smith
Favorite Class: Personal Finance
Favorite Movie: The Sandlot
Georgia Line
Favorite BC Memory: All four years of
baseball and junior year lunch
Special Thanks: To all of my family and
my friends
Kelsey Nalepa
College/Career: Lock Haven University/
Physician Assistant
Activities: Cheerleading, soccer
Favorite Quote: “Everything happens for
a reason.”
Favorite Class: Mr. Fazio’s British
Literature
Favorite Movie: American Pie
Favorite Musician/Group: Kenny
Chesney
Johnie Olkosky
College/Career: West Liberty
University/ Criminal Justice
Activities: Basketball
16 Favorite Quote: “To learn to succeed
you must first learn to fail” or “It is
what it is.”
Favorite Movies: Glory Road and
Frozen
Dwellerz
Favorite BC Memory: Winning WPIAL
and states my junior year
Special Thanks: My true friends,
teammates, Gina and Riley
Tyler Petrusky
College/Career: St. Anthony Program
Duquesne
Favorite Class: Religion
Favorite Book: Harry Potter books
Favorite Movie: High School Musical 2
Favorite Musician/Group: Miley Cyrus
Favorite BC Memory: Meeting new
friends
Lauren Prosperi
College/Career: University of Dayton/
Graphic Design
Activities: Tennis, musical, Oracle,
Crusaders for Life, NHS, Circle of
Friends, Spanish Club
Favorite Quote: “There are much better
things ahead than any we leave behind.”
Favorite Class: Art
Favorite Movie: The Proposal
Favorite Musician/Group: Katy Perry,
Paramore, Beyoncé
Favorite BC Memory: Performing in the
Gene Kelly awards finale my junior year
Special Thanks: My parents, for
allowing me to come here, the teachers,
and friends for being there for me
Lindsey Pawlos
University
Activities: Crusettes, the musical
Favorite Quote: “It is better to be hated
for what you are than to be loved for
what you are not.”
Favorite Book: The Fault in Our Stars
Favorite Movie: 21 Jump Street
Favorite Musician/Group: Beyoncé
Favorite BC Memory: Ghost adventures
with Kennedy G in the art storage room,
5th period lunch sophomore year, dance
captain for Crusettes, and the musical.
Special Thanks: To my homies and to all
the Crusettes-- I love you all
Nicholas Rajakovich
College/Career: Penn State / Computer
Engineering
Activities: Hockey, BCDC, the musical,
FBLA
Favorite Quote: “Are you gonna bark all
day, little doggie, or are you gonna
bite?”
Favorite Class: Accounting
Favorite Book: Of Mice and Men
Favorite Musician/Group: Green Day
Gus Peponidis
College/Career: Junior Hockey
Activities: Hockey
Favorite Quote: “Great moments are
born from great opportunities.”
Favorite Class: Gym
Favorite Movie: Slapshot
Favorite Musician/Group: Atreyu
Favorite BC Memory: Winning the state
championship freshman year
17 Favorite BC Memory: Winning the Pens
Cup and playing in the State
Championship for hockey.
Special Thanks: To all of the teachers,
staff, administration and the students for
contributing to my enjoyable years here
Morgan Reisz
College/Career: Thiel College/
Chemistry/ Pre-pharmacy
Activities: Volleyball, swimming,
LAOH
Favorite Quote: “Never let the fear of
striking out keep you from playing the
game.”
Favorite Class: Senior English with Mr.
Fazio
Jacoby
Favorite Book: Something Borrowed
Series
Favorite Movie: The Blind Side
WPIAL championship for volleyball
Special Thanks: To my parents for
paying for my education; my teachers
for putting up with me and all of my
friends/teammates for making these past
four years so memorable
Shannon Rauterkus
College/Career: Edinboro University,
Pharmacist/musician
Activities: Tennis, Oracle, Crusaders for
Life, Musical, Drama Club
Favorite Quote: “The truth is, no matter
what your lifestyle or occupation,
nothing can really stop you when you’re
allowing yourself to be exactly who you
want to be.” – Hayley Williams
Favorite Class: Mr. Bowen’s English
Class
Favorite Book: The Last Lecture
Favorite Movie: The Perks of Being a
Wallflower
Favorite Musician/Group: Too many to
choose from
Favorite BC Memory: Kennywood Day
with my friends and doing the school
musical
Special Thanks: To my entire family,
friends and God for always being there
for me-- I love all of you so much!
Tanner Richardson
College/Career: Pitt Johnstown/ History
Teacher, Football Coach
Activities: Football, basketball, baseball,
FBLA, Leonid
Favorite Quote: “Back in the day, I was
220 lbs. of twisted steel and sex appeal.”
-- Mr. Lesifko
Favorite Class: French II
Favorite Teachers: Dr. Snyder, Mr.
Fazio and Mr. Schultz
Favorite Movies: This is the End and
The Wolf of Wall Street
Dwellerz
Favorite BC Memory: Football season
sophomore year
Special Thanks: To the lunch ladies
whose food is made with love; you will
be missed
Tyler Reddy
Activities: Football, basketball, and track
Favorite Quote: “In a gentle way you
can shake the world.” – Gandhi
Favorite Class: Multimedia
Favorite Book: The Hungry Caterpillar
Favorite Movie: Friday Night Lights
Favorite BC Memory: Football
18 Lauren Sams
College/Career: University of Pittsburgh
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Activities: St. Ignatius Scholars
Favorite Quote: “Any fool can know, the
point is to understand.” -- Albert
Einstein
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Schultz
Favorite Book: The Taking by Dean
Koontz
Favorite Movie: Law Abiding Citizen
Favorite Musician/Group: Mumford and
Sons
Favorite BC Memory: Eat ‘n Park after
football games with my boyz
Special Thanks: To my dad, brother and
boyfriend for being my best friends and
my mom and grandma for caring for me
Favorite BC Memory: All the great
times with my friends throughout these
four years
Special Thanks: To all of my friends,
good luck and I love you all! Seniors:
thanks for the ride
Rachel Shaw
College/Career: Penn State Beaver/
Architectural Engineering
Activities: Volleyball, JA, Crusaders for
Life, LAOH, NHS, Circle of Friends,
Kairos, musical
Favorite Quote: “No one can make you
feel inferior without your consent.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Favorite Class: Art with Mrs. Kennedy
Favorite Book: Something Borrowed
Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Musician/Group: Ingrid
Michaelson
WPIAL volleyball championship this
year
Special Thanks: To Mary Hicks for
being awesome
Marty Scanlon
College/Career: WVU/ Politics
Activities: Cross-Country, swimming,
track
Favorite Class: World at War
Favorite Book: Brave New World
Favorite Movie: Twilight
Favorite BC Memory: The tracks with
my boys
Special Thanks: To my homies
Alexis Sherman
College/Career: Point Park University
for Public Relations and Advertising
Activities: Track and field, cheerleading,
Leonid
Favorite Quote: “So keep your head
high, keep your chin up, and most
importantly, keep smiling, because life’s
a beautiful thing and there’s so much to
smile about.” – Marilyn Monroe
Favorite Class: History of Pittsburgh
Favorite Book: Babar
Favorite Movie: The Dark Night Rises
Favorite Musician/Group: Jake Miller
Favorite BC Memory: Competing at the
State Championship cross-country meet
Anna Seraly
University/ Early Childhood Education
Activities: Make-up crew
Favorite Quote: “When it rains, look for
rainbows. When it’s dark, look for
stars.”
Favorite Classes: American Government
and British literature
Favorite Books: The Hunger Games and
Perks of Being a Wallflower
Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight
19 Special Thanks: To all of my best
friends for making my senior year my
favorite year of high school, my coach
TJ for always making me work my
hardest and never giving up on me, and
all of my fellow seniors
Favorite Book: Night by Elie Wiesel
Favorite Movie: Transformers: Dark of
the Moon
Favorite Musician/Group: Imagine
Dragons
Favorite BC Memory: Buying 200
cookies and 40 milks junior year with
Zach Mell and Nick DiSanti
Special Thanks: To my parents, my
sister, my friends, my family, and all of
my teachers
Eric Shorthouse
College/Career: St. Vincent College/
Law
Activities: Soccer, JA, stage crew, NHS,
St. Ignatius Scholars
Favorite Quote: “I have question!”
– Alexa Walsh
Favorite Class: Mr. Fazio’s English
Favorite Book: Anthem
Favorite Movie: Superbad
Favorite Musician/Group: The Auett
Brothers
Favorite BC Memory: Prom junior year
Special Thanks: My parents, Netflix, my
friends, Bullfrog, Mr. Fazio, and The
Thunder Buddies
Christian Tutsock
College/Career: California University of
PA/Athletic Training
Activities: Bowling, baseball, FBLA
Favorite Quote: “Don’t let the fear of
striking out keep you from playing the
game.”
Favorite Class: Senior English
Favorite Book: Hunger Game Series
Favorite Movie: SpongeBob
SquarePants Movie
Favorite Musician/Group: Avicii
Favorite BC Memory: Junior year lunch
Special Thanks: To Mr. Checketts and
the baseball team
Charles Simpson
Activities: Swimming, musical
Favorite Quote: “Shrek is love; Shrek is
life.”
Favorite Class: Freshman English
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Tony
Favorite Book: This Is a Book
Favorite Movie: Sharknado
Favorite Musician/Group: Tupac, Jon
Conner
Special Thanks: To Bob Saget, Janet
Jackson, Neil Armstrong, Vanilla Ice,
Regular Ice… and Mom and Dad
Lauren Villella
College/Career: La Roche College/
Child and Family Studies
Activities: Book Club, Leonid, Oracle
Favorite Quote: “Don’t ask yourself
what the world needs. Ask yourself what
makes you come alive and then go do
that, because what the world needs is
people who have come alive.”
Favorite Class: Freshman English
Favorite Books: A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn and To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Movies: Wait Until Dark and
Gone With the Wind
Mark Szymanski
Pittsburgh/ Computer Engineering
Activities: Bowling, movie making.
Favorite Quote: “Late to bed, late to rise,
if you use logic, you will be wise.”
20 Favorite Musician/Group: Lana Del Ray
Favorite BC Memory: Junior year
Homecoming
Special Thanks: To my parents and
brother for their support and
encouragement, to my teachers and my
friends for being with me these four
years. Shout out to Lauren Kanavy and
Adrienne Kubiak
Favorite Musician/Group: Luke Bryan
Favorite BC Memory: State
Cheerleading competition in Hershey
junior year
Special Thanks: To all of my friends
who made senior year unforgettable
Ellyn Wheeler
College/Career: CCAC/ Cosmetology
Activities: Cheerleading
Favorite Class: Mrs. Finnegan’s class
sophomore year
Favorite Movie: Fired Up
Favorite BC Memory: There are too
many great ones to mention and I’m
thankful for all of them.
Special Thanks: To all of the people I
made great memories with
Deanna Volz
College: Wittenberg University to study
Art, Creative Writing and Japanese
Activities: Book Club, Oracle, Art Club,
Campus Ministry, NHS, Leonid, Spanish
Club, Kairos, make-up crew
Favorite Quote: “I, myself, am strange
and unusual.” – Lydia Deetz in
Beetlejuice
Favorite Classes: Art and English
Favorite Teachers: Mr. Bowen, Mrs.
Finnegan, Mr. Fazio and Mrs. Rakaczky
Favorite Book: Howl’s Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
Favorite Movie: Beetlejuice
Favorite Musician/Group: Kalafina and I
Am Ghost
Favorite BC Memory: All four years
Special Thanks: To my parents for all
that they have done to let me come to
BC and make these wonderful memories
Alexa Walsh
College/Career: Penn State/ Health Care
or Pharmacy
Activities: Cheerleading, track and field,
NHS, Circle of Friends, FBLA
Favorite Quote: “Every day may not be
good, but there is something good in
every day.”
Favorite Class: Freshman Biology with
Mrs. Davis
Favorite Book: The Pretty Little Liars
Series
Favorite Movie: Stick It
Evyn Zappi
College: Duquesne University (St.
Anthony Program)
Activities: Art Club
Favorite Class: Religion
Favorite Book: The Three Little Pigs
Favorite Movie: Twilight
Favorite Musician/Group: Reba
Favorite BC Memory: Meeting new
friends
Frank Zhu
College: Duquesne University
Activities: Tennis
Favorite Quote: “What you look for, you
may find.”
Favorite Class: Advanced Chorus
Favorite Book: Green Heart
Favorite BC Memory: When the boys
tennis team won the section
championship my sophomore year
Special Thanks: To the Burgess family
21 2014 Prom King and Queen
Jeff Ruffing and Caroline DeFrank
22 Question of the Month
What senior(s) will you miss the most? Why?
Rocky Rauterkus-- Cam Kohan because I've known him since I was five and Mark DeSchon
because he always cracked me up
Paris Morinville-- My sister because she was my ride
Rachel Knight-- C.J. Morinville because she was the first senior I really talked to
Ally Lounder-- Kelsey Nalepa because we are really close; she’s like my other sister
Karlee Killen-- C.J. Morinville because she was always there for me
Kellan Gustine-- Ty Reddy… just because
Maggie Frost-- Alaina McGuire—I’ve gone to school with her since kindergarten
Cory Ziller-- Allison Killen and her
amazing voice
Harrison Klein-- Casey Hutzler because
I've known him since kindergarten
Mr. Nick Sinagra-- Nick Rajakovich,
mainly because of his tacky tie
collection (pictured at left)
Dakota Ziolkowski-- Tim Gumina; I've
known him since sixth grade
David Blackhall-- Ty Reddy because
he's such a great guy
Austin Liebro-- Ty Reddy because he's
so cute and bulky like me
Kayla Rogers-- Alaina McGuire and Jules Hart because I love them
Daisha Reed-- Alaina McGuire because she always makes me laugh
Ginny Hasseleu-- Allison Killen because I look up to her
Mr. Weryha—8th period Calc II—I’ve taught them for three years and they have a solid work
ethic; easy to get along with and funny
Kyle Rush-- Kelly Burgess because he's a giant.
Sam Vanek-- my sister, Reba, because she's flawless
Josh Ruffing-- my brother, Jeff, because now I’ll have to ride the bus
Frannie Philbin-- Carrie Bunevich because I’ll miss beating her up every day in the halls
Anneliese Balog-- Allison Killen, Julie Mozelewski and Kennedy Garvey because they are funny
and my best friends
Amy Calabrese-- Charles Simpson because he's hilarious and Carrie Bunevich because she was
always there for me
23 Senior Bests
Best Eyes
Allison Killen
Ian Edmonson
Best Smile
Becca Vanek
Jeff Ruffing
Best Hair
Jules Hart
Cal Tarasi
Best Laugh
Alaina McGuire
Casey Hutzler
Most Athletic
Caroline DeFrank
Tyler Reddy
Class Couple
Sydney Fitzgerald
Randy Unger
Most School Spirit
Kennedy Garvey
James Gabriel
Most Artistic
CJ Morinville
Jonah Bayer
Most Un-athletic Athlete
Morgan Reiz
Patrick Bernauer
Class Clown
Kennedy Garvey
Nick Disanti
Worst Luck
Maria Donnelly
Mark Deschon
Most Gullible
Carrie Bunevich
Zach Cortese
Most Likely to be Twitter Verified
Becca Vanek
Tanner Richardson
Biggest Grade Grubber
Marissa Marks
Brennan Cahill
Cutest Couple That Never Was
CJ Morinville
Jonah Bayer
Worst Driver
Ellyn Wheeler
Jordan Spadafora
Biggest Ego
Johnie Olkosky
Tanner Richardson
Best Friends
Evyn Zappi
Mark Szymanski
Meghan Feeley
Zach Mell
Everyone’s Best Friend
Sam Kelsch
Jeff Ruffing
Most Changed
Lauren Prosperi
Kelly Burgess
Most Likely to be Mistaken
for a Freshman
Lauren Sams
Jordan Spadafora
Most Likely to be Caught Texting
in Class
Johnie Olkosky
Patrick Bernauer
Biggest Complainer
Ashley Grimm
Nick Disanti
Best Adapted International Student
Cicci Wang
Frank Zhu
Most Likely to Break Dress Code
Caroline DeFrank
Tyler Reddy 24

The Leonid - Bishop Canevin High School

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