Arkansas Class of 2013 includes nearly 400

Commencement exercises end academic year in six Catholic high schools

Published: May 25, 2013

Members of the Class of 2013 are applauded after they receive their diplomas from St. Joseph High School in Conway May 12. Twelve seniors who maintained a 3.5 grade point average throughout high school and fulfilled other requirements graduated with honors.

Another school year has ended and with it, nearly 400 graduating seniors closed out a chapter of their lives, receiving their diplomas from six different Arkansas Catholic high schools.

Those schools and their respective senior class sizes are Catholic High School of Little Rock, 151; Mount St. Mary Academy of Little Rock, 118; Subiaco Academy of Subiaco, 40; St. Joseph High School of Conway, 38; Sacred Heart High School of Morrilton, 15; and St. Joseph High School of Pine Bluff, 5.

Arkansas Catholic is proud to list the graduating class from each of the diocese’s Catholic high schools, as well as profile the respective valedictorians and salutatorians.

Valedictorians for the diocesan Class of 2013 are Nicholas Baltz, Catholic High; Brooke Rittman of St. Joseph in Conway; Haley Hoelzaman and Adam Hoyt of Sacred Heart; Katie Dobbins and Alex Forst of Mount St. Mary; Zoheb Yunus of St. Joseph in Pine Bluff; and Matthew Tran of Subiaco.

Salutatorians are Olivia Grace, Mount St. Mary; Patrick Leavey of Subiaco; Taylor Adams of Catholic High; Craig Yrle of St. Joseph in Conway; Adam Gottsponer of Sacred Heart and Randy Whiteside, Jr. of St. Joseph in Pine Bluff.

In addition, we are once again introducing our readers to select members of this year’s graduating class, as nominated by their respective administrations. These individuals have distinguished themselves in some way, be it in service to others or in overcoming obstacles, to arrive at this important landmark in their young lives. We commend their efforts.

Click for the Catholic Graduates 2013 index