Academic Honors

Convocation

Thursday

October 18, 2018

7:00 pm

PROGRAM

PRAYER & WELCOME

Rev. Robert Ketcham, Chaplain

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

Administrative Team

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Mr. Biagio M. Arpino, Principal

MISSION STATEMENT

In the spirit of St. John the Baptist, and guided by Catholic tradition, we educate young people of diverse abilities and backgrounds in an environment of mutual respect and compassion. We prepare them for higher education, instill in them the skills and desire necessary to continuously learn and adapt in our rapidly changing world, to serve their communities with conviction and grace, and embrace lives rich in faith and gentleness.

CUM LAUDE AWARDS: 90.00 – 94.99 (WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 Class of 2019

Allison Affenita Adrian Aguilar Tiese Antilus Alexandrea Archer* Sai Barnes Anthony Bossone* Rebecca Budimlic Connor Buschle Olivia Cardone Thomas Carmichael Danni (Jenny) Chen Brianna Colon Ariana Cruz Chiara DePaola* Gabriella deVecchis Anh (Sarah) Dinh Dominic Dorval* Emily Egan Gina Fazio* Brendan Ferraro Venice Fortunato Megan Gagnon Emma Gander Emily Garcia Kevin Giordano Anthony Giovanniello Tristan Greisch Victoria Grillo

Emely Guardado Lauren Hanna* Zunhuang (Jeremy) He MacKenzie Hoffman Hexiuli (Cynthia) Huang Mitzy Jimenez Caitlin Johannes Matthew Johnston Joseph Kaplan Victoria Kender Yujin Kim Bryan Kuprian Gianna Lang Megan Langsdorf* Sebastian Lebron Jenna Lee Jiaqi (Carol) Liu Peichen (David) Liu Matthew Manzolillo Philip Marino* Hailey Marcello Taylor Mariani Olivia McGuinness Brianna Medina Christian Miller Miranda Minchillo Emma Mingot

Qiwei (Ty) Mo Krista Montebello Joren Nunez Michael O'Dea Jacqueline Oliva* Olivia Pannell Caroline Pearce* Julia Perdue Liss Perez Alyssa Pisano Mayank Prakash Nicholas Regan Nicholas Reid Nicholas Rohrs* Isabelle Rosado Carissa Salvadori Hanna Schlosberg* David Schneider Michael Senica* Meghan Skakandi Russell Sokira Daniel Somma James Tighe Marguerite Varley Mikaela Walsh Matthew Webber Michael Whalen Kaitlin Winslow

*Honors received at Bishop McGann-Mercy DHS

CUM LAUDE AWARDS: 90.00 – 94.99 (WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

Class of 2020 Shawn Adams Michael Anderson Victoria Banks Catherine Battcher Erick Bell Angelina Blasi Kevin Budveit Agata Bugajczyk Thomas Burton Riley Buschle Geneve Buzzell James Cairney Michael Calabrese Kaitlyn Califano Brooke Carleton Grace Carney Justin Casale* Sean Casey Rebecca Clock William Colleran Nicholas Damianos Meiyu (Katherine) Deng Shayla Doane Daniella Duci Nhu (Amy) Duong

Nadia DuPlessis Lauren Ferrara Jonathan Force Meeyah Freeman Hank Frenger Dorothy Gaffney Joseph Giglio Patrick Glasgow* Freddy Gomez Abigael Gress Mary Haggerty Liam (William) Healy Erin Healy Stefan Krompier Julia LaFemina Tara Langford Alexis Larsen Colin Malone Stephanie Manziak Kerri McCormack Kaitlyn McGuckian Kayla Melita Austin Miller Victoria Milone Ava Moncayo Patrick O'Brien

Claire O'Shaughnessy Ryan Polidoro Ian Pollock Lauren Rosado Jennifer Ruiz Nicholas Russo Andrew Sabini Alexandra Sacripante Mia Scelsa Jiale (Caleb) Shen Yichen (Franky) Shi Charles St Hilaire Matthew Stroble Annmarie Tramutolo Emmett Treacy Sophia Vaccarino Julio Villalobos Nicole Viteri Emily Vitevitch Sean Walsh Taylor White Justin White Kimberly Winslow Zekai (Kevin) Xu

*Honors received at Bishop McGann-Mercy DHS

CUM LAUDE AWARDS: 90.00 – 94.99 (WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

Class of 2021 Jenna Albano Ashley Anderson Matthew Argentino Michael Asselta Francisco Bejarano Ainsley Berrin Madalyn Burhart Olivia Burwell Isabella Cabanas Mason Cain Nicholas Calabria Anthony Calandra Helena Carboy Theresa Constantine Thomas DiGirolomo Alexandra Elbert Nicholas Flecha Madeline Fleming Jenna Garcia Margaret Healy Ameriss Herrera

Bianca Jean* Alexa Lynn Johnson* Robert Karakasians Alexis Kerr Carrie-Ann Kraft Ryan Kucmeroski Julia Lanza Liam Lavin Erin Lynch Marco Malandruccolo Kate Miller Madison Miller Katherine Moriarty Caleigh Nixon Julie Nunez Logan Oravitz Raymond Ortiz Morgan Pallas Jacob Panagopoulos Daniel Pisano Jonathan Prevete

Kimberly Purcell Kyle Romero Aliya Rosa Jennifer Rosa Elissa Sainthil Emanuel Sanchez Anya Simmons Priyanka Singh Gianna Spadolini Gianna Spence Mia Stroub Julianne Tammaro Brian Tineo Christa Tomczyk Christopher Villanueva Haileigh Walsh Thomas Webber Thomas Wilkie* Bailey Wrede

*Honors received at Bishop McGann-Mercy DHS

MAGNA CUM LAUDE AWARDS: 95.00 – 99.99 (WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

Class of 2019

Logan Almberg Leonardo Amaya Shannon Bedell Kieran Bohonan* Callen Bott William Brennan Nicole Calandra Cole Cantin Julia Cappiello* Gabriella Caravello Jacqueline Cassidy Peter Danaher Angelina Diamante Leah Diminich Jessica D'Iorio Michael Distler Kathryn Dobkowski Megan Doherty Taylor Duff Amber Epp Michela Eye Alana Gates Clarissa Gloria Yacell Gomez Zhanna Green Meredith Haberfield

Bada (Kailee) Han Margaret Harjus Ciara Healy Brooke Hommel Mark Johnston Christopher Kenter* Madison Kloska Sarah Langsdorf* Yunchao (Eric) Liu Carley Lovito Erin Makowski David Mangiameli, II* Gabriela Martins Caitlin May Tyler McBurnie* Kylie McCabe Brigid McCarthy Owen McCrave Keeley McMullen-Smith* Deirdre Merritt Gianna Mileto Christina Molloy Gabriela Montanez Grace Moriarty Kathryn Motlenski*

Robert O'Brien Sophia Pavlatos Mia Petrillo Gia Piazza Justin Pierre Alec Portera Carlie Potabi Kaelin Reilly Jillian Reis Camryn Ryder Jill Schleier Jillian Sciuto* Makayla Shelton Chenyang (Shawn) Shi Xiaoxiao Shi Nicolina Sica Emily Siino Ariana Simpson Jack Standwill Noah Stiles Luigi Tabar Kailey Umpleby Patrick Ward Kathryn Yaeger Yihan (Angela) Yang

*Honors received at Bishop McGann-Mercy DHS

MAGNA CUM LAUDE AWARDS: 95.00 – 99.99 (WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

Class of 2020

Madeline Ariola Sarah Atkins Hunter Bahnke* Liana Beausoleil Sean Bertolini Jake Calichio Michael Campbell Catherine Carleo John Carpin Emilie Chiofalo Jessica Degan Natalie DeSousa Robert Dewitt* Hannah Echan* Elijah Fajardo* Jamie Farrell Megan Ferer Christine Festa Patrick Fiorillo Kyleigh Fitzgerald Willdween Fontaine

Rieley Fox Jennifer Gaffney Olivia Galante Laila Gedeon Marina Gilmartin Kaleigh Hannigan Jillian Harris Brian Healy Alexa Herrera Kayla Kerrigan Natalia Khoury Brianna Kilker Erica Law Isabella Lee Christian Lee Victoria Maiolo Gabrielle Mangiameli* Jennifer Martinez Natalie Martusciello* Julianna Mazur

Trevor Mazzei Kathryn McHugh Grace Mercurio John Anthony Miller* Liam Miller Richard Molina Theresa Navarra Anh Nguyen Brianna Onufrak* Christina Opalinski Olivia Orozco Nicholas Panessa Sarah Pfisterer Elizabeth Raczkowski Owen Shelley Andrew Smith Marilyn Theagene Joelle Uy* Ngoc Vo Stephen Warnes* Olivia Zaykowski*

*Honors received at Bishop McGann-Mercy DHS

MAGNA CUM LAUDE AWARDS: 95.00 – 99.99 (WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 Class of 2021

Darius Abdulhaqq Christopher Annitto John Apollo Savannah Atkins Sari Avila-Franklin Paige Bagley Luke Beauman Brennan Bodkin Kylie Boell Owen Boxer Astrid Chong Hope Claisse Maria Coven Hailey Davis Grant deBoer Brianna Denmeade* Marina Divaris Emily Duci Abigail Engrassia Grace Estelle Lindsey Gaare Brienne Gallin Anthony Genovese Elizabeth Gmelch Madison Hansen* Gabriella Herrera Ella Hickey

Amanda Kleva Okan Koseoglu Briana Ledan Kate Liebowitz Tiffany Lopez Rachelle Louis-Jacques Brianna Mallozzi* Christian Mangiameli* Dominic Marando* Gabrielle Marziotto Charles Maxwell* Cara McCarthy Pilar Mediavilla Zoe-Hateya Mercer-Conaway* Bridgette Murphy* Katrina Murray Samantha Navarro Stephanie Neuman Caroline O'Hara Favour Okodogbe Melissa Olalla Nicholas Olejnik Margaret Pappas Emily Parker Khushi Patel

Anisa Pearson Rose Peterson Jordyn Peterson Julian Pingco Anna Quinn Margaret Rao Ryan Rebetti William Reed Amanda Reese Brianna Reese Gabriella Resta Mackenzie Riordan Emilee Rorick Vanessa Rosero Fernando Sanchez Katherine Scheuermann Olivia Scheuermann Kevin Schmutz Sydnee Sexton Jaclyn Sherrill Jayson Smalls Michael Starace* Ava Stumbo* Mahlet Temesgen Patrick Vierling Amanda Watson

*Honors received at Bishop McGann-Mercy DHS

PRINCIPAL’S HONOR AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

ART Megan Doherty Marilyn Theagene

COMPUTER Paige Bagley Theodore Oill Matthew Laraia

ENGLISH Cassandra Davies Alexandra Birk Jeanette Jeavons

MATHEMATICS Dylan Houck Natalie Alfano Erik Williams

RELIGIOUS STUDIES Alexandra Shehigian Natalie Alfano Erik Williams

SCIENCE EARTH SCIENCE H BIOLOGY H Dylan Houck Victoria Kenney CHEMISTRY H AP PHYSICS Natalie Alfano Erik Williams

SOCIAL STUDIES GLOBAL I HONORS AP EURO HISTORY AP US HISTORY Alexandra Shehigian Natalie Alfano Erik Williams

WORLD LANGUAGES SPANISH I SPANISH II SPANISH III Adia Scarmack Kathleen Maguire Claire McGrath FRENCH I FRENCH II FRENCH III Tiffany Lopez Grace Cazzaniga Sophia Pavlatos ITALIAN I ITALIAN II ITALIAN III Brooke Bowers Natalie Alfano Giuliana Crocco

PERFORMING ARTS WIND ENSEMBLE Christopher Kubelka BEL CANTO CHORALE Julianna Rezza

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Julia Eterno DANCE Victoria Maiolo

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY OFFICERS

2018 – 2019

President Julianna Rezza

Vice President Gwynn Mak

Secretary / Treasurer Ann-Isabelle Eustache

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION SEMI-FINALISTS

Jeannette Jeavons Erik Williams

COMMENDED David Amelemah

ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION (Granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP

exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.)

David Amelemah Erik Williams

ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLARS WITH HONOR (Granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP

exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.)

Ashleigh Colquhoun Jeannette Jeavons Kylie McCabe Jack Monteleone

Anthony Nastro III Julianna Rezza Angelina Schott Emma Worthington

ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLARS (Granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3 or higher on

three or more of AP exams.)

Katarina Agudelo Natalie Alfano Gabriella Caravello Jacqueline Cassidy Pooja Dasgupta Edward David Kathryn Dobkowski Matthew Dolan Mallory Dunphy Julia Eterno Ann-Isabelle Eustache Michela Eye Patrick Fiorillo

Casey Gannon Clarissa Gloria Meredith Haberfield Mackenzie Harrigan Anne Henderson Samantha Jaggi Madison Kloska Bryan Kuprian William Lannigan Danielle Lanteri Gwynn Mak Theresa McGiff Claire McGrath

Lukas Mullaney Morgan Murray John O’Connell Kaelin Reilly Annunziata Rich Sarah Ronessi Jill Schleier Margaret Scott Adam Sloane Shannon Thury Emma Werner Patrick Wright Kathryn Yaeger

NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL MUSIC ASSOCIATION (NYSSMA)

All-State Symphony Orchestra

Victoria Arsenicos Theresa McGiff

All-State String Orchestra – Julia Eterno

All-State Alternate Chorus – Carley Lovito

Long Island String Festival Association

Victoria Arsenicos Julia Eterno Theresa McGiff

Suffolk County Music Educators Association Victoria Arsenicos Jackson Bouler Christopher Kubelka Valentina Sica Jamie Farrell

Carrie-Ann Kraft Mia Timson Marina Divaris Theresa Navarra

New York State Council of Administrators of Music Educators Suffolk

Victoria Arsenicos Sai Barnes Julia Eterno

Fernando Gomez Carley Lovito Theresa McGiff

SUMMA CUM LAUDE AWARDS: 100+ (WEIGHTED AVERAGE) ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

Class of 2019

Erik Williams 107.23

David Amelemah 105.68

Morgan Murray 104.92

Ashleigh Colquhoun 104.47

Mackenzie Harrigan 104.28

Danielle Lanteri 104.28

Emma Worthington 104.28

Julianna Rezza 104.26

Catherine Tinti 103.66

Gwynn Mak 103.26

Claire McGrath 103.07

Anthony Nastro III 102.89

Anne Henderson 102.65

Margaret Scott 102.52

Shannon Thury 102.51

Pooja Dasgupta 102.50

Angelina Schott 102.44

Andrew Shapiro 102.25

Julia Eterno 102.03

Matthew Laraia 101.98

Alessandra Ponzio 101.82

Michael Gardner 101.78

Matthew Dolan 101.54

Ashley Veglucci 101.49

Jayda Konakli 101.41

Katherine Fitzmaurice 101.30

Edward David 101.14

Ann-Isabelle Eustache 101.11

Lukas Mullaney 101.04

Jeannette Jeavons 101.03

Theresa McGiff 100.78

Alexis Navarro 100.78

Megan Iovino 100.76

Erin Lada* 100.67

Rose Grover* 100.60

Gianna Manzo 100.59

Karina Ellis* 100.57

Lucia Berry 100.54

Thomas Vierling Jr 100.49

Madison D'Antona 100.46

Mallory Dunphy 100.33

Isabella Scarmack 100.31

Chaewon (Crystal) Yoon 100.30

Giuliana Crocco 100.26

Adam Sloane 100.21

Katarina Agudelo 100.07

Jack Monteleone 100.07

Sophia Schmutz 100.07

*Honors received at Bishop McGann-Mercy DHS

SUMMA CUM LAUDE AWARDS: 100+ (WEIGHTED AVERAGE) ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

Class of 2020

Natalie Alfano 106.04

Patrick Wright 105.59

Sarah Ronessi 104.68

Annunziata Rich 104.67

William Lannigan 103.61

John O'Connell 102.98

Emma Werner 102.68

Samantha Jaggi 102.53

Kayley McKenna 102.21

Alexandra Birk 102.10

Saloni Singh 101.89

Danielle Ranallo 101.81

Emily Rosa-Figueiredo 101.77

Janna Mae Casipit 101.72

Grace Cazzaniga 101.57

Christopher Kubelka 101.43

Valentina Sica 101.05

Kathleen Maguire 100.95

Joseph Ingenito 100.74

Amanda Zanetti* 100.73

Julia Dulik 100.70

Celeste Pozderec 100.59

Cara McCormack 100.54

Rachel Ferraro 100.41

Julia Kormylo 100.37

Connor Davidson 100.21

Nicholas Martens 100.21

Matteo Patrone* 100.13

Peter Liegey 100.09

Casey Gannon 100.05

Cameron Caberto 100.04

*Honors received at Bishop McGann-Mercy DHS

SUMMA CUM LAUDE AWARDS: 100+ (WEIGHTED AVERAGE) ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

Class of 2021

Dylan Houck 103.00

Alexandra Shehigian 102.77

Victoria Kenney 102.75

Adia Scarmack 102.47

Mia Timson 102.16

Brooke Bowers 102.10

Cassandra Davies 102.03

Julia Fritsch* 101.86

Kate O'Malley 101.85

Ava Manzo 101.79

Victoria Lowczyk 101.34

Catherine Rezza 101.24

Allison Martens 100.87

Jessica Guardado 100.81

Julia Tarach 100.81

Ryan Boyle 100.72

Mackenzie Lewis 100.53

Liam Byrne 100.51

Tyler Layton 100.19

Emma Rideout-Mann 100.14

Rebecca Fioresi 100.12

Jack Keegan 100.00

*Honors received at Bishop McGann-Mercy DHS

SJB ADMINISTRATION

Mr. Biagio M. Arpino…………………..………Principal Mr. Matthew Artigas……….…..Assistant Principal Ms. Claire Gohn…………………...Assistant Principal Mr. Robert Leone……….………..Assistant Principal

ALL ARE WELCOME TO THE COUGAR CAFÉ FOR LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AFTER AWARDS.