PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez shall lead the Liturgy of the Word ahead of the 43rd Annual Academic Honors Convocation. The ceremony will recognize the accomplishments of 129 distinguished scholars from 30 Archdiocesan and private Catholic secondary schools throughout the five-county region. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in Philadelphia’s iconic Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, located at 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
The students, all of whom are ranked in the top 3% of their senior class, will be honored for their academic achievement and dedication to their studies. These students are included in the elite group according to their cumulative ranking at the end of the first semester of their senior year.
The Mass will be streamed live from @ArchbishopPerez and @AOPSschools.
Those individuals with asterisks after their names are in the Connelly Foundation’s Neumann Scholars Program. Initiated in 1995, this scholarship program identifies academically talented eighth grade students through an independently administered competitive examination and provides four year scholarships to attend any Archdiocesan high school.
2023 ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIC SCHOLARS
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
- Lindsay S. McBride
- Emmanuelle S. Pinto
- Rebecca A. Jackson
Archbishop John Carroll High School
- Paige C. Quigley
- Brooke A. Quigley
- Samantha C. Rock
- Ashley D. Sion
- Caroline P. Downs
- Vienna Varano
- Abigail Merrigan *
- Alexander Pfeffer
- Daniel J. Wang
- Ansu David
- Rohan M. Rathod *
- Daniel L. Romano *
- Jared C. Uzdzienski
- Megan Mayro *
- James DiGuiseppe
- Kara R. Meredith
- Brendan Ryan Scott
- Jane Sophia Valadakis
- Sophia Isabel Rothstein
- Tyler Erick Metz
- Alexandria Marie Linke
- Kiera Shannon Walsh
- Claire Elizabeth Fader
- Mary MacGillivray
- Tyler Heuser
- Noah Sharretts
- Samantha Schugsta
- Raymond Brandon
- Maura Riscavage
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
- Emma Lillian Buchko
- Hailey Natania Morath
- Rylee Joyce
- Harley Elizabeth Roach
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
- Marleen Pacquette
- Faith Banks
- Amir Ryan
- Genesis Castro-Gomez
- Devon Preparatory School
Andrew A. Weir - Matthew J. DeLucca
Father Judge High School for Boys
- William J. Buckius
- Matthew T. Christian
- Michael D. McDevitt
- George S. Thompson
- Timothy P. McCloskey
Gwynedd-Mercy Academy High School
- London N. Dilorio
- Elise J. Hill
- Sydney A. Mandato
- Gabriella Manno
Holy Ghost Preparatory High School
- Nicholas A. Afanassiev
- Matthew McGinn
- Michael L. Pimble
- Ella Moran
- Meghan Duffner
- Kevin Coulter
- Marc Fusca
- Caroline Alegado
- Sebastian Conrad Barnes
- Evan Gabriel Cohen
- Matthew Joseph Giordano
- Justin Vincent Muttreja
- John Andrew Markowski
- Ryan Kevin Meyer
- Shane Robert Hannan
- Evan John Mollick
- Alexander V. Ippoliti
- Cabot Alexander Joseph Morrissey
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
- Ava Boyle
- Shelly Lai
- Madeline Markham *
- Grace Krakauskas *
- Jack Rosenberger
- William Yacovelli
- Patrick Mears
- Michael Geary
Mercy Career and Technical High School
- Akira B. Gatling
- Ashley Solorzano
- Marianne P. Cheely
- Mary Katherine Gray
- Kylie E. Rex
Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School
- Elwin Serrao *
- Bridget C. Murphy *
- Joseph K. Gross
- Collin B. Gross
- Logan B. Peterson
- Hannah P. Quinn
- Kate Donovan
- Kathryn Sponseller
- Maria Vyzaniaris
- Julia Donahue
- Meghan Scott
- Ciara Garvey
- Sophia DiPrimeo
- Holly Marie Binkowski *
- Nikki Grace Cassel
- Jessica Lynn Carlini *
- Lauren Marie Catalano *
- Alexis Gonsalves
Roman Catholic High School for Boys
- Benjamin Foronda
- Elijah Karn
- Mark J. Madya
- Andrew Brotschul
- Lucas Cheng
Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr
- Caitlyn Elizabeth Breslin
- Emily Elizabeth Hart
Saint Hubert Catholic High School for Girls
- Sage A. Rivera
- Kylie E. Bytof
- Kathryn E. Patterson
Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School
- Vy Z. Trinh-Nguyen *
- DeAnna M. Capaldi
- Maggie A. Tittermary
- Mia N. Talamo
Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School
- Andoni L. Christou
- Emiljano Daku
- Patrick T. Dugan
- Daniel J. Law
- John J. Owens
- JianKun Richard Peng
Villa Joseph Marie High School
- Meredith M. Glunz
- Olivia A. Burke
- Sophia Majkut
Villa Maria Academy High School
- Jordi A. De Jong
- Kathleen M. Kent
- Riley S. Laskowsky
West Catholic Preparatory High School
- Quan Tran
- Eunice Fadjoh
- Christian Johnson
The direct link to the livestream is https://vimeo.com/event/3171460.
For more information on Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, visit aopcatholicschools.org/.
For the latest news on everything happening in Chester County and the surrounding area, be sure to follow MyChesCo on Google News and MSN.