Subiaco Academy graduates 2017

Published: May 31, 2017

Valedictorian

Axel Kunda Ntamatungiro, 17

Parish: St. Peter, Pine Bluff

Parents: Dr. Sixte Ntamatungiro and Sylvana Niciteretse of Pine Bluff

College and major: Rice University, neuroscience

Goal after college: Attend graduate and medical school to become a physician-scientist

What was the best aspect of attending your high school? The best aspect of Subiaco Academy was the Benedictine presence and the cultural diversity.

What will you miss most about high school? I will miss my classmates, teachers and monks.

Scholarships: Questbridge National College Match Scholarship

High school honors and awards: National Merit Scholarship finalist, Arkansas Times Academic All-Star, Subiaco Academy Science Medal, Certificate for Merit in AP Literature and Composition, AP Calculus BC, Religious Activities and World Religions; 4A State Quiz Bowl Championships in 2015 and 2016; 4A Regional and State Quiz Bowl MVP in 2016; 4A Regional Quiz Bowl MVP in 2017; and 4A State Quiz Bowl High Point Player in 2017

Subiaco Academy’s graduation was held in the inner courtyard of the abbey May 13. Deacon Tim Costello, the diocese’s minister to deacons and member of the Subiaco class of 1979, was the graduation speaker.

Axel Kunda Ntamatungiro was the valedictorian. The salutatorian was Jésus Daniel Calvillo, son of Cecilia Calvillo of Fort Smith. He plans to major in aerospace engineering at Emory University in Atlanta.

Other graduates were:

Nsisong Archibong

David Bolt

Aaron Brooks

Callum Bruton

SongHuan Chen

Gavin Cheng

Andrew Davis

Davis Elliott

David Espinosa

Zachary Franz

Deacon Hardwicke