Volume 23
Issue 8
June 2017
Celebrating our 60th Commencement Ceremony with the
Class of 2017
On May 21, 2017, the Bishop Gorman High School community held its 60th Commencement Ceremony at the Thomas & Mack Center and bid farewell to the 345 members of the Class of 2017. The graduates were joined in their procession by the school’s “Golden Graduates” members of the Class of 1967, celebrating their 50th high school reunion. Friends and family members in attendance were addressed by Valedictorian, Madeline Hong, and by commencement speaker, Rev. Thomas von Behren, C.S.V., Provincial Superior, Clerics of Saint Viator. Most Rev. Joseph A. Pepe, D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Las Vegas, offered the invocation and, along with Rev. William Kenny, Chaplain of Bishop Gorman High School and Pastor of Holy Spirit Catholic Church, presented the diplomas to the graduates. The commencement ceremony capped off two weeks of events in honor of the graduates which started on Friday, May 5, with the traditional senior barbeque. On Tuesday, May 16, Salutatorian Ashleigh Hookano, addressed her peers at the Senior Academic Awards presentation. The Baccalaureate Mass was held at the Shrine of the Holy Redeemer on Thursday, May 18, 2017.
State Titles for BGHS Sports The 2016-2017 school year was another successful one for the Gaels, winning State Championships in football, men’s basketball, and women’s volleyball. The football team went 15-0 and won the National Championship for the 3rd straight year. The men’s basketball team beat Clark High School in dramatic comeback fashion to win their 6th straight Nevada State Title and the women’s volleyball team won their first ever State Championship under long-time coach, Ed Van Meetren.
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During the year, the Bishop Gorman athletic teams proved how well-rounded they are, winning two Academic Team State Championships. The women’s bowling team, led by Individual State Champion Leah Glazer ’17, was the Top Academic Team in the state.
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The men’s volleyball team posted an impressive 3.6 overall team GPA and was named the Top Academic Team in the state. Several individual athletes also excelled during the spring season. For more details, please turn to page 6.
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Athletics
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Gael Pride
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Campus Store
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