Friday, May 12, 2017

Catholic's Fralish Named MaxPrep Player of the Week

Montgomery Catholic Senior Sullivan Fralish was named a MaxPrep Soccer player of the week during the 2017 Soccer season for his efforts on the field as the Knights Goalkeeper. Fralish a four year veteran of the team, was recognized for the March 15-20, 2017 week of play.

Monday, May 08, 2017

Montgomery Catholic's Petters Qualifies for National Merit Scholarship Program

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School junior, Henry Petters has qualified for the National Merit Scholarship Program, which seeks to identify and honor academically talented young people across the
nation.  Of the 1.5 million entrants, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores qualify for recognition in the National Merit Scholarship Program. High-scoring participants from every state are invited to name two colleges and universities to which they would like to be referred by the National Merit Scholarship Committee.  In September, these high scorers are notified through their schools that they have qualified as either a Commended Student or Semifinalist.

Henry is the son of Vicki and Brian Petters of Montgomery.

More information about the National Merit Scholarship Program can be found at www.nationalmerit.org.


Anderson 2017 Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award Male Winner

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School proudly announces senior Brian Anderson was selected as the male winner of the Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award during the 58th Annual Ceremony on May 4, 2017.

The award recognizes Christian Leadership in athletics and is given by the YMCA annually. Brian is the son of Charlie and Linda (Belsterling '78) Anderson and is the fifth Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award winner from Montgomery Catholic, joining Johnny Sullivan 1969, Tim Crowley 1996, Lauren Vercelli 2005,  and Roscoe Anderson 2009.

Brian was joined at the ceremony by Montgomery Catholic nominees Lauren Smith, Tamrah Tucker and Zachary Van Alst, and freshman nominees Katherine O'Connor and Anna Sadie .

Congratulations to Brian and all of our nominees! 




Montgomery Catholic Announces Ann Karst as the 2017 Charlie Harbin Distinguished Service Award Winner

Ann Karst was honored by Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School on May 1, as the 2017 Charlie Harbin Distinguished Service Award winner for her service to the school.  The Charlie Harbin Distinguished Service Award was established by the Harbin family and is awarded by the school to recognize those selfless individuals who have significantly served Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School and exemplified its values in their lives.

Montgomery Catholic's president, Mrs. Anne Ceasar, presented Ann with an engraved clock to begin the 2017 Montgomery Catholic High School Academic Awards Night, in appreciation for the gift of her time.

The 21st recipient of the Harbin Award, Ann Karst has served Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School in a variety of ways throughout the years. The mother of three alumni, her contributions include volunteer driver, team Mom for all sports her daughters participated in, Advisory Board member, finance council member, PICE committee member and golf tournament volunteer, and faithful PTC volunteer at all campuses. When called upon, she always says yes. As an active member of our community she has not only helped by giving her time and energy on campus - helping to raise money through Partners In Catholic Education (PICE) or assisting with fundraisers and most recently our Capital Campaign, but also as the co-founder of the MCPS prayer warriors, keeping our faith in the forefront as a vital part of support for our school and the larger community. She has been an active participant in the school for over 17 years, with a wonderful attitude and selfless spirit she is forever a cheerleader for Catholic and the importance of a Catholic education. Ann is a great example of a true benefactor, as a past parent and continued friend; she continues to show up, do the work, be the advocate and helps to make Montgomery Catholic all that it is!

Ann is married to Dr. Michael Karst, they are the parents of Elizabeth ’12(not pictured), Megan ’13, and Ashley ’15.


Ann joins past Distinguished Service Award recipients:  

Leonard J. Mrotek, 1997      
Margaret Olive Jones, 1998         
Edward P. Clark, 1999
Marty & Bebe Taylor, 2000      
Dottie A. Dean. 2001         
“Goose” DeLongchamp, 2002
Rod & Anne Ceasar, 2003     
Bill & Marian Saliski, 2004        
Jeff Downes, 2005
David & Jeanne Barranco, 2006   
Nora Cammack, 2007   
Dennis & Karen Weber, 2008
Chip & Lisa Vercelli, 2009     
Bill & Debbie Barranco, 2010
Barr & Cappy Younker, 2011
Liz Sutton & Jerry Lopez, 2012    
Jack Galassini, 2013    
Gaylon & Mary McAlpine 2014
Marty Rupert Huett, 2015

Kevin Ryan, 2016