Notre Dame High School
Seventy-First Annual Commencement Exercises
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NOTRE DAME MISSION:
To inspire academic excellence, nurture personal growth and foster integrity and compassion in young men of diverse talents, backgrounds, and beliefs through our Catholic, Holy Cross tradition.
Program
Welcome
Mr. Adam Laput ‘89 Faculty, Social Studies Department National Anthem – Alexander Martin Barbour ‘20
Invocation Mr. Michael Abbott ‘95 Director of Mission Effectiveness Presentation of Graduates Mr. Adam Laput ‘89 Faculty, Social Studies Department Presentation of Diplomas Mr. Robert F. Curis President
Class of 2020
These members of the Class of 2020 will be receiving their diplomas today:
* † Aaron Christian Saga Abrina Elijah Alexander-Cinqu Dawson Kelly William Joseph *William Michael Adamo, Jr. *Jack Carey Ahearn *Joshua Paul Allan Max M. Arnold Alex Vincent Arpino Carlos Enrique Aurora Alexander Martin Barbour *#Collin James Beirne Brandon Charles Benson Joseph E. Bierowski III Damian Rashad Blount, Jr.
*Gianmichel Gandolfo Calvin Kevin Joyner, Jr. Di Gangi Amadou Kamara * † Ikechukwu Dikko Connor Kauffman *Michael Joseph Dion Alassane Diop *Jason Do *Jacob Robert Dziczkowski *Thomas N. Ellis IV Jonathan K. Etolue Justin Jeremiah Evans *Ryan Joseph Falcha
Clayton Michael Bobko
*Connor Michael Faughnan
*Mason Patrick Brenchak
* † Francisco Ignacio Ferro
Sebastian Joseph Buenano *Ryan Padraic Cafferty *Redmond F. R. Cahill Vincent Anthony Camera III *Brendan Thomas Canning *Colin James Cannon *Kyle Alexander Cardenas † Johan L. Carrasco Richard Jacob Cascio * † Amit Chandra Brendan James Clerkin *Lucas W. Colaci Aedan Donald Conlan ^*Matthew Joseph Consorte ~*Michael Wayne Consorte Walter John Coombs *Christopher John Coppola Jonathan Maxwell Crowell * † Alexander Thomas Cruz *Joseph J. D’Agostino III
Noah James Ferrucci Max Michael Ferrucci Jawaei William Fu Alec Garasimowicz Nico Anthony Garea *Griffin Bennett Geib Jean Pierre Giguere *Jack Nathan Gill Robert John Goetze Benjamin Charles Gonzalez *Owen William Grantz Matthew Edward Hall *Zachary Hope *Jordan James House *Christopher Salvatore Hughes Brett Thomas Hutchison Blake Ryan Hylton *Vincent Joseph Iacuone Michael Forbes Iasalvatore Maxwell Benjamin Jacobson *Ethan Charles Johnson
Joseph Robert Kelly *Sean Kiernan *Kyle Thomas Knapp *Pranav Kuraganti *Zachary Thomas Laput *Sukeer Anthony Ledezma Serrano *Wenqian Li * † Songnan Lin * † Christian Anthony Lombardo *Junguang Long Warryn Tyler Louis Xiangtian Lu * † Michael James Maher *Matthew Anthony Mancuso Maxwell Joseph Mariano * † Seann Paolo Maribbay *Alejandro C. Marroquin Jack Charles Mascari Stavros Mastromanolis Daniel Patrick McDermott Marquise McDuffie *Liam Ryan McKiernan Fabio Peter Mesturini * † Jake Raymond Miller Tyler Foley Miller *James Anthony Milone *John Ralph Minichino * † Matthew J. Mirto Connor James Mordecai Kelsey Laine Naylor
* †#Benjamin Karl Nuttall
*Oliver Seung Ho Shannon
Gannon P. O’Keefe
Anthony C. Smarrelli
Charles Adjetey Okang, Jr.
Chase William Socquet
*Nicolas Maxwell Pacelli
*Hunter Reid Stenquist
Byron Charles Palmieri Christian Richard Panagrossi
Luis M. Stephenson * † Ryan Patrick Sullivan
Gage D. Paris
*Tucker Sutherland
Kishan Patel
Casey John Tonelli
*John Eric Pienkos
* † Maxwell Richard Torrey
Hongxi Qian
Matthew Trenske
Shizhe Qiu
Alec Willem Urice
*Gabriel Andrew Quinn
* † Aidan J. Walsh
Gavin Anthony S. Roberts
Jiaxin Wang
† Victor Robles
*Ethan John Wicko
*Evan Rodriguez
*Yuchen Xu
*Brian John Romaniello *Christopher Jose Romaniello *Matthew John Ruiz
*Jackson Thomas Zalinsky Joshua Zhang Shangyi Zhang
*Jared R. Russo Giovanni Marcellino Sabino Adam Austin Saller
Pengcheng Zhou ~ Valedictorian
*Jason Sawicki
^ Salutatorian
* † Dylan E. Schwartz
* National Honor Society
Roy G. Sebas
† Earned the CT Seal of Biliteracy
Alexander Serrano
# Perfect Attendance
Cord Significance Gold St. Br. André Bessette, C.S.C. National Honor Society
Gold and Red Br. George C. Schmitz, C.S.C. ‘65 Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica
Red and Green and White Br. Thomas A. Dziekan, C.S.C. ‘66 Societa` Onararia Italica Honor Society
Light Blue and Gold Br. John R. Paige, C.S.C. Ph.D. Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society
Purple and Silver Br. Theodore C. Oliveira, C.S.C. Societas Honoris Latini
Pink Br. Francis L. Leary, C.S.C. Tri-M Music Honor Society
Senior Awards Each year we are given several book awards, certificates, and scholarships to present to deserving students at Notre Dame High School. These awards are presented to students who, in the opinion of the Administration and Faculty, have achieved academic excellence and have demonstrated a seriousness of purpose in study and school citizenship.
The following awards were announced at the Virtual Honors Convocation on May 28, 2020. Notre Dame Valedictorian:
Michael Wayne Consorte
Notre Dame Salutatorian:
Matthew Joseph Consorte
Notre Dame Scholar-Athlete Award:
Michael Wayne Consorte
The Notre Dame St. Brother AndrĂŠ Bessette Religious Studies Medal: The Notre Dame Campus Ministry Medal:
Jack Carey Ahearn Matthew Edward Hall
In memory of Thomas H. Neagle, Sr., Father of former Principal Dr. Thomas Neagle The Notre Dame English Medal:
Brian John Romaniello
The Notre Dame English Composition Medal: Sukeer Anthony Ledezma Serrano In honor of Brother Joseph Zutelis, C.S.C., former faculty member 1965-1969
The Notre Dame Science Medal:
Ethan John Wicko
The Notre Dame Mathematics Medal:
Matthew Joseph Consorte
The Notre Dame Latin Medal:
Amit Chandra In memory of Br. Eldred Reisenweber, C.S.C., Principal of Notre Dame 1961-1967
The Notre Dame Spanish Medal:
Jake Raymond Miller
In memory of the Most Rev. Alfred Mendez, C.S.C., former Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico The Notre Dame Italian Medal:
Hunter Reid Stenquist
In memory of Nicholas Palmieri The Notre Dame Business Medal:
Joseph Robert Kelly
In memory of Brother Philip Cistone, C.S.C. The Notre Dame Computer Medal:
Liam Ryan McKiernan
The Notre Dame Social Studies Medal:
Jason Do
The Donald Scharf Music Medal for Chorus:
Alexander Martin Barbour
In memory of Mr. Donald Scharf, Class of 1951 The Notre Dame Music Medal for the Band:
Seann Paolo Maribbay
The Notre Dame Drama Medal:
Colin James Cannon
The Notre Dame Technical Theater Medal:
Michael James Maher
College Acceptances
President Robert F. Curis is pleased to announce that the members of the Class of 2020 have been accepted into the following colleges, universities, technical and preparatory schools: Albertus Magnus College American University Arcadia University Assumption College Baylor University Becker College Bentley University Berklee College of Music Bethany College Binghamton University Boston College Boston University Bryant University Bucknell University Case Western Reserve University Catholic University of America Central Connecticut State University Clark University Clarkson University Clemson University Colby College Colgate University College of the Holy Cross Connecticut College CUNY Hunter College Curry College Dean College Denison University Dickinson College Drexel University Duquesne University Eastern Connecticut State University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory University Endicott College Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University Fisher College
Fitchburg State University Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida State University Fordham University Framingham State University Franklin and Marshall College Franklin Pierce University Furman University Gateway Community College George Mason University Georgia State University Hampton University High Point University Hofstra University Husson University Indiana University-Bloomington Iona College Johnson & Wales University Keene State College King’s College La Salle University Lafayette College Lawrence University Le Moyne College Lehigh University LIM College Loyola University Maryland Manhattan College Marquette University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) Massachusetts Maritime Academy Mercy College Merrimack College Michigan State University Mitchell College Montclair State University Muhlenberg College Musicians Institute
Naugatuck Valley Community College New York University Nichols College North Carolina State University Northeastern University Nova Southeastern University Pace University-New York Pennsylvania State University Plymouth State University Point Park University Providence College Purdue University Queens College of the CUNY Quinnipiac University Radford University Regis College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Roanoke College Roger Williams University Rutgers University-New Brunswick Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College Saint Edward’s University Saint Joseph’s University Saint Michael’s College Saint Michael’s College Salem State University Salve Regina University Sarah Lawrence College School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Seton Hall University Siena College Siena College Southern Connecticut State University Southern New Hampshire University Springfield College St Lawrence University St. John’s University Stevens Institute of Technology Stonehill College Suffolk University SUNY at Purchase College Syracuse University Temple University The College of Saint Rose The Ohio State University The University of Scranton The University of Tampa The University of Texas at Austin Tulane University of Louisiana Union College - Schenectady
United States Air Force Academy University of Bridgeport University of California, San Diego University of California-Santa Barbara University of Central Florida University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Hartford University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Maine University of Massachusetts Boston University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of Massachusetts-Amherst University of Miami University of Minnesota-Twin Cities University of New England University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus University of Oregon University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of Saint Joseph University of South Carolina-Columbia University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Vermont University of Washington, Seattle Ursinus College Villanova University Virginia Tech Wagner College Wentworth Institute of Technology Western Connecticut State University Western New England University Wheaton College - Massachusetts Widener University Wilkes University Xavier University
We are also very proud of our students who have decided to enter Military Service.
Blessing for a Son Lord, look with favor upon our son today. We, his parents, together with all our family, surround him with our love as he graduates. You have graced our son with life and health so that he might reach this day. You have blessed him abundantly over the years and have carefully prepared him for this important step in his life. Lord our God, bring together and unite all our prayers, our hopes, and our lives into a single blessing for our son. And as God blesses our son, we bless our son, with our love. In the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
“We shall always place education side by side with instruction; the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart. While we prepare useful citizens for society, we shall likewise do our utmost to prepare citizens for heaven.� B lessed B asil M oreau , C ircular L etter 36
Notre Dame Victory March Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame Wake up the echoes cheering her name. Send a volley cheer on high Shake down the thunder from the sky. What though the odds be great or small Old Notre Dame will win overall. While her loyal sons go marching Onward to Victory!!!!