David and Jeanne Barranco are very dedicated and loyal supporters of Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School. Being products of our school themselves, their love and dedication to the school runs very deep and spans generations on both sides of their family. They and their four sons are alumni of Montgomery Catholic and their daughter, Laura, will graduate this spring.
Over the years, both David and Jeanne have been and still are active participants of all programs and festivities connected with MCPS. Jeanne has been on the Alumni Committee since its inception, always serving on various subcommittees and helping in all spots where she recognizes a need. Many hours she has spent sorting through the archived photographs and bringing order to the chronicles. David has spent as much time as Jeanne in the halls of CHS and on the football & baseball fields where he was an original member of the “Chain Gang.” Both of them have been the driving force behind the Annual Spring Dinner, auction, and countdown, heading up the ticket sales committee and manning the phones to get those last few tickets sold. Whether its through hosting after Prom breakfasts for the students, volunteering to compile the Nowadays Alumni Newsletter, helping out on school clean up days, organizing Homecoming receptions for alumni, or sponsoring athletic banners, David & Jeanne and their family business, Chappy’s Deli, can always be counted on as steadfast supporters of Montgomery Catholic.
There is likely no complete record of the many times both of them have served on various committees and functions connected with Montgomery Catholic, at individual times or together, to assist in pursuing the goals set by our school for the students and faculty. In fact, David and Jeanne have even decorated the tables, cooked, and served the meal to all recipients of this Distinguished Service Award, and their families, since 1999. They are always cheerful, eager, and enthusiastic in whatever task they are asked to do, or have volunteered before being asked to handle many problems. Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School is proud to honor David and Jeanne as the Harbin Distinguished Service Award recipients this year.
Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School honored their top high school students at their Annual Academic Awards Banquet. Departmental awards, National Honor Society inductions, Most Improved and Most Outstanding students were named and well as Leader of the Year and Ideal Catholic Graduates. The Most Improved Student for each grade is determined by the student’s GPA at the end of the second trimester of 2005 and the GPA at the end of the second trimester of 2006. The student with the greatest improvement in their GPA is named “the most improved student.” Sophomore Most Improved is Alex V. Taylor, Most Improved Junior is Nick Jett, and Most Improved Senior is Lindsay Avant. The Most Outstanding Student honors those students with the highest GPA in their class. Most Outstanding Freshman is Caitlyn Schnitzer, Most Outstanding Sophomore is Jacob Weatherly, Most Outstanding Junior is Thomas Herge, and Most Outstanding Senior and Class Valedictorian is Audrey Duke. The St. Mary of Loretto/Montgomery Catholic Alumni Association offers a $3,000 scholarship to a member of the rising senior class who exemplifies service to others, their school, and community. Kristin Sutton was chosen from a field of seven applicants. Kristin is the daughter of Bill and Liz Sadie ’77 Sutton. Ideal Catholic Graduate honors the student who epitomizes the qualities and ideals 
of a well-rounded student. This year’s Ideal Catholic Graduate was awarded to Laura Barranco and Lauren Tucker. The Leader of the Year honors the student who is a leader both inside and outside the classroom. This year’s Leader of the Year was awarded to Mary Catherine Ingram. Ten students were nominated for the Leader of Year honor. They were Laura Barranco, Mary Catherine Ingram, Mary Kimbrough, Kristin Sutton, Trey Griffith, Olivia Veres, Bob Weber, Cynthia Weber, Lauren Tucker, and Lauren Houston.
