ALION FOR LIFE | Class of 2020 News
Meet Saint Viator’s Class of 2020 Valedictorian and Salutatorian Saint Viator High School seniors Andrew Bremner and Daniel Fecko have pushed each other since freshman year. They have participated in many of the same activities, sat in the same AP classes and were part of the Querbes Scholars Program. Turns out their friendly rivalry paid off. The two Arlington Heights residents finished with the top two grade point averages in their class, leading Daniel to be named valedictorian and Andrew as salutatorian. “These two young men represent the Class of 2020 so well,” said Mrs. Karen Love, Principal, “as superstars in the classroom, on the stage, in the athletic arena, and in their service.” Take Daniel. A graduate of St. Colette School in Rolling Meadows, he competed on Saint Viator’s math team, as well as its academic team, where he earned individual medals in math and English. He’s taken nine AP courses over his four years and learned in November of his junior year that he earned a perfect ACT score. Andrew also participated on Saint Viator’s academic team, medaling in computer science and physics, and he competed in the Academic Challenge in Engineering & Science, sponsored by Eastern Illinois University. He attended Our Lady of the Wayside School in Arlington Heights, before completing eight AP courses and being named last year as an AP Scholar with Honors. Both seniors have been involved in the fine arts at Saint Viator. They play in the brass section of the symphonic band –
Daniel Fecko, valedictorian; Andrew Bremner, salutatorian
Daniel plays trumpet and Andrew plays tuba – while also participating in a wide variety of choral offerings, including helping to launch Saint Viator’s first show choir. They have appeared on stage together every year, most recently in “The Sound of Music,” where Andrew portrayed Capt. Von Trapp and Daniel was the dance captain. They do all this and compete on the athletic fields as well. Daniel played soccer and volleyball, while Andrew captained the boys’ water polo team. Alas, they will go their separate ways in college. While both plan to major in engineering, Daniel is headed to the University of Chicago to pursue molecular engineering, while Andrew heads further north to the University of Minnesota to study computer science.
Photos: Class of 2020 Celebration Parade The Class of 2020 Celebration Parade took the place of the annual Senior Celebration, the traditional kick-off to graduation festivities. Instead of gathering inside the school for a host of activities and giveaways, students drove around the school campus, passing through different stations to pick up their cap and gown, awards, senior issue of the “Viator Voice,” and more.
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To see more photos from the event, visit www.saintviator.com/about/ school-news. Look out for our next A Lion for Life Alumni Magazine for more on the Class of 2020’s achievements and end-of-the-year celebrations.
