Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Montgomery Catholic Honors Students at High School Academic Awards Ceremony


Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School honored their top high school students at the annual Academic Awards Ceremony held in the Dolly Barranco Activity Center, May 6, 2013. 


Many honors were bestowed including the most outstanding student in each subject area.  These students are Zach Hulcher, Mason Shell, May Janet McLaughlin and Nathan Revor in English, Berkeley Hall, Zach Hulcher, Willie Revelo, Leo Petters, Patrick O’Mara and Nathan Revor in Math, Jarrett Mason, Madelin O’Mara, Leo Petters and Joonhee Kim in Science, Fran Mount, Sara Elizabeth Parker, Jacob Hulcher and Nathan Revor in Social Studies, David Norris, Andrea Hayesm Leo Petters and Marissa Dogan in Theology, Mary Janet McLaughlin, Bryan Rodopoulos and Katherine Terino in Spanish, Derek Kelley, Maddie O’Mara and Megan Karst in French, Richard Kanneh, Mary Reagan Starrett and Lindsey Tynan in Latin. William Russell was named most outstanding student in Band and Dylan Craig most outstanding student in Technology. 

The senior members of the Loretto chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) were recognized during the ceremony, they are:  Megan Karst, president; Jarrett Mason, vice president; Anna Vail Chancey, treasurer; Alexa Wilkinson, secretary; Michaela Armstrong, Hannah Barranco, Dylan Craig, Kenneth Dickerson, Ashtyn DuBois, Berkeley Hall, Zachary Hulcher, Sarah Nolan, David Norris, Conner Preston, Taylor Pitters, Robert Sankey, Giselle Simms, Sarah Talbot and Katherine Terino.

Montgomery Catholic's Key Club members accumulated over 2,000 service hours to the Montgomery community this year.  There were fifteen students who gave over 50 hours of their time during this school year.  They were
Michaela Armstrong,  Alex Castanza, Anna Vail Chancey, Dylan Craig, Eric Crenshaw, Andrea Hayes, Zach Hulcher, Derek Kelly, Daniel LoBello, Jihyun Lee, Jarrett Mason, Taylor Pitters, Shelby Taff, Sarah Talbot and Chase Williams.

Students with the highest grade point average for each high school grade level were also recognized.  The most outstanding freshman is Patrick O’Mara.  The most outstanding sophomore is Leo Petters.  The most outstanding junior is Maddie O'Mara.  The most outstanding senior and the Valedictorian for the class of 2013 is Zach Hulcher .  Zach has accepted an Academic Grant from MIT .


Honor roll certificates for both the A and A/B honor rolls were given to those students who attained A or A/B honor roll throughout the school year for each grade level.  The Joe Arban Perfect Attendance Award was given to Stanley Donald Magdon, Maddie O'Mara and Ashley Taylor Sulzby  for their perfect attendance this year.

The evening culminated with two of the highest awards given at Montgomery Catholic: Leader of the Year and the Ideal Graduate.  Mr. Chad Barwick, high school principal, awarded the Montgomery Catholic Leader of the Year award to David Norris.  David has served the school in numerous leadership positions 
throughout his school career.  

Mrs. Anne Ceasar, president, awarded the Montgomery Catholic Ideal Graduate Award to the student who embodies the overall qualities and talents of an ideal graduate.  This year there were co-recipients named as the Ideal Graduates at Montgomery Catholic, Shelby Taff and Chad DuBois.