Congratulations, Class of 2023!

The Class of 2023 graduated on May 31 in a beautiful ceremony held on campus in Luke McGuire Stadium. In his graduation remarks, Bishop Burbidge encouraged seniors, “Do not negotiate the path to true happiness. You know the path — love God, follow his commands, use your gifts and talents to praise him, and to serve those in most need.” Morgan Vannell, Valedictorian, and Joseph Moran, Salutatorian, also addressed their classmates, and we have shared an excerpt from each of their speeches on the next page.

Over 18,534 hours of service to the community in their years at PVI

Over 13 million dollars in college scholarship offers

1,931 college applications sent

174 served as Options peer mentors

Headed to 110 different colleges

23 AP Scholars

“If there is one lesson you all gave me, which I will carry into the uncertain future, it is to be childlike. Jesus called for them, saying ‘Permit the children to come to Me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,’ Luke 18:16. So how do we be childlike? What does a child have that we lack? It’s trust. Children trust that someone will care for them, that nothing is so terrible their parents will be unable to save them from it. They cry out and expect always to be answered. Now, the time is coming when our parents will be unable to save us. As much thanks and praise as they certainly do deserve, their reach is limited. And so it should be. We are becoming men and women. So how do men and women remain like children? We turn our trust to another, to Christ. When we trust in Him, we become more like Him and see that, like Him, we are children of the Father. Our first Father, who long has loved us, since the beginning of our lives. This is a new and greater childhood, where we belong to a much older, much greater Father. A Father who is never far from us, who can and will answer us each and every time we cry out.”

— Morgan Vannell, Valedictorian

9

“Every single student here has some unique talent, given to them by God, and nurtured through their own hard work. I’ve seen it firsthand…20 years from now, I am confident in saying that this class will have produced some great leaders in fields ranging from athletics to medicine to technology to religion to music. As I remember learning in my Theology class this year, true wisdom in a field is not just knowing everything about that one topic in isolation. Rather, true wisdom is understanding something as a whole and how it relates to everything else, especially to the spiritual side of things. This is what makes the Class of 2023 so special and why this class will go on to do great things in the future. They truly have wisdom.”

— Joseph Moran, Salutatorian

1 = AMAZING CLASS OF 2023!

Baccalaureate Mass

The Class of 2023 had their Baccalaureate Mass on May 30 at St. Timothy Catholic Church in Chantilly.

Our seniors have grown in grace and wisdom during their four years at Paul VI and will go on to excel in colleges across the country…and beyond. The Class of 2023 will attend the following schools:

Class of 2023

Arizona State University

Auburn University

Baldwin Wallace College

Barton College

Baylor University

Boston College

Bridgewater College

Christopher Newport University

Clemson University

Coastal Carolina University

College of Charleston

Davidson College

Duquesne University

East Carolina University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Fairfield University

George Mason University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Hofstra University

Howard University

Iona University

Jacksonville University

James Madison University

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Long Island University

Longwood University

Louisiana State University

Loyola University Chicago

Michigan State University

Missouri State University

Montana State University

Mount St. Mary’s University

New York University

Newberry College

Northern Virginia Community College

Northwestern University

Notre Dame College

Ohio State University

Pennsylvania State University

Purdue University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rutgers University

Shenandoah University

St. Bonaventure University

St. John’s UniversityNew York

Stetson University

Stevenson University

Susquehanna University

Texas A&M University

The Catholic University of America

United States Coast Guard Academy

United States Merchant Marine Academy

United States Military Academy

United States Naval Academy

University of Alabama

University of Dallas

University of Dayton

University of Delaware

University of Kentucky

University of Mary Washington

University of Maryland Baltimore County

University of Maryland College Park

University of Michigan

University of Mississippi

University of North Carolina Wilmington

University of North Florida

University of Notre Dame

University of Oklahoma

University of Richmond

University of San Diego

University of South Carolina

University of Tampa

University of Tennessee

University of Virginia

University of Utah

Vanderbilt University

Villanova University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Tech

West Virginia University

William & Mary

Yale University