Congratulations, Class of 2024!

It was a wonderful week of celebrations for our graduating seniors and their families. They began the week with Senior Awards Night and gathered together at Baccalaureate Mass. The week culminated with Graduation held on campus Friday, May 24, 2024, with Bishop Michael Burbidge.

With students who are grateful, resilient, and courageous, the Class of 2024 has so many possibilities ahead of them.

During her graduation speech, Katrina Boland, Valedictorian, said, “...I wish it hadn’t taken me until senior year to realize: there is no point in fearing change. It is out of our control. We can’t stop the flood, but we don’t have to let ourselves drown in it either…Embrace every moment, good or bad, that comes your way. We’re about to go off into the world. The walls of our childhood are coming down, and they won’t be there to hold off the waves any longer. And as scary as that is, don’t run from it. Don’t waste the time you have grasping for the past that’s long gone or a future that isn’t real. The world is great and beautiful and a little bit terrifying. And it is real. So face it. Face the flood of change and time with faith and courage. Faith that God will lead you where you need to go, and make you new. And courage to withstand the challenges along the way. And trust that wherever you are when the water calms and skies clear will be wonderful and worth every step you took to get there.”

Co-Salutatorian Jack Pizzino summed it up: “We should be grateful. Grateful for the friends we’ve made and the teachers who have pushed us to be just that much better. We have our parents to thank for giving us the opportunity to make these memories, and the opportunity to grow, not only academically, but also spiritually.”

Co-Salutatorian Katrina Seal noted, “It is imperative that we remember that we hold the power to control our own destinies because God has given us the gift of free will. The only thing that can stop us is ourselves, by not being open to God’s plans. When presented with an entire world of opportunity, there is nothing in our way because we have the strength and courage of God. As we move on from PVI, let us remember to carry with us a spirit of resilience, curiosity, and compassion that have brought us so far already.”

Baccalaureate Mass

The Class of 2024 celebrated their Baccalaureate Mass on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at St. Timothy Catholic Church. In his homily, Fr. Ramón Dominguez encouraged the seniors to “Remember to go forth and be salt of the earth.”

Our seniors have grown in grace and wisdom during their time at Paul VI and will go on to excel in colleges across the country…and beyond.

The Class of 2024 will attend the following schools:

American University

Appalachian State University

Arizona State UniversityTempe

Auburn University

Ave Maria University

Belmont Abbey College

Belmont University

Boston College

Boston University

Bryn Mawr College

Case Western Reserve University

Christendom College

Christopher Newport University

Clemson University

Coastal Carolina University

College of Charleston

Colorado State University

Culinary Institute of America

Drexel University

Duke University

East Carolina University

Eastern Mennonite University

Elon University

Flagler College

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Southern College

Florida State University

Franciscan University of Steubenville

George Mason University

Georgetown University

High Point University

Indiana UniversityBloomington

James Madison University

Lees-McRae College

Liberty University

Longwood University

Loras College

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Michigan State University

Mississippi State University

Montana State University

Mount St. Mary’s University

Muhlenberg College

Northern Virginia Community College

Ohio University

Pennsylvania State University

Purdue University

Queen’s University Kingston

Radford University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rollins College

Sarah Lawrence College

Shenandoah University

Syracuse University

The Catholic University of America

The George Washington University

The University of Alabama

The University of Tampa

The University of Tennessee

United States Air Force Academy

United States Military Academy

United States Naval Academy

University of CaliforniaBerkeley

University of California-Irvine

University of Central Florida

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Connecticut

University of Dayton

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Kentucky

University of Lynchburg

University of Mary Washington

University of Michigan

University of Mississippi

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Dakota

University of North Florida

University of Notre Dame

University of South CarolinaColumbia

University of Southern California

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of WisconsinMadison

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Tech

Washington College

West Virginia University

William & Mary

Xavier University