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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.
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 More... 
When Melina Cambiano returned to Sacred Heart High School for her senior year, it was as if she’d never left Morrilton. Many classmates she left behind in sixth grade were still there and the school building felt so familiar she didn’t have many of the usual “new kid” issues.
But after what she’s overcome in life, a mere change of scenery probably wouldn’t have thrown her for a loop anyway.
Cambiano, who graduated May 18 with honors, More...
While Patrick Wauters is rarely at a loss for words, he doesn’t waste too many of them on himself. In this regard, he lets others at St. Joseph School in Pine Bluff do the talking and lately, people have had a lot to say.
Principal Alexandra Pritchett singled him out for his habit of mentoring others, saying Wauters, as the unnamed-yet-acknowledged captain of the track team, routinely took young runners under his wing.
“(He was) encouraging (to) More...
For Subiaco Academy senior Joseph Boltuc, “Be prepared” is both a personal and a Boy Scout motto. Despite a two-hour round-trip commute to school from Fort Smith and frequent 12-hour days where he often left for school at 6:45 a.m. and arrived home at 7 p.m., Boltuc appreciates the strong academic, spiritual and moral foundation he received.
“The academics in Subiaco really prepared me for a rigorous college setting,” he said. He graduated May 18 with More...
With a 4.0 GPA and ranking 10th in his graduating class, Mustafa Filat, nicknamed “Mo-Mo,” has made his mark at Catholic High School in Little Rock.
However, Filat, 18, has achieved more than high grades — he’s made it a point to make a difference.
In his junior year, Filat and others helped jump-start the Reach program, a high school service program through Rotary, after the group had “fallen off the rails,” he said.
“The whole group’s premise is More...
She doesn’t carry pom-poms or wear a cheerleading skirt, but Rachel Zimmerman is one of the best cheerleaders for Mount St. Mary Academy.
The senior from North Little Rock was nominated by her school as an exceptional senior for her enthusiasm for her girls’ high school, its sporting events and fundraisers.
“I try to see everything in a positive light,” she said. “I try to make everyone excited about everything. This is our school and we need More...
The St. Joseph High School graduation was held at St. Joseph Church May 12.
The valedictorian was Brooke Rittman. The salutatorian was Craig Yrle, son of William and Alicia Yrle, who plans to study engineering at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Rittman and Yrle served as graduation speakers.
Other graduates are:
Joshua David Antoine
Anthony Joseph Batchelor
Andrew Nathaniel Bates
Andrew Frank Beck
Maria Lys Breeding
Nathan Charles Burgener
Nicholas Eugene Casavechia
Jackson Guy Castleberry
Hannah Lee Chamoun
Stefan Roy Chiolak
Brittany Anne Davanzo
Nathan Allen Davidson
Tuan Minh More...
The Sacred Heart High School graduation was held May 19 at the church. Haley Hoelzeman and Adam Hoyt were the co-valedictorians.
Adam Gottsponer, son of Danny and Cindy Gottsponer, was the salutatorian. He will be pursuing a pre-professional degree from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro and then hopes to be accepted into dental school.
The co-valedictorians and salutatorian were the graduation speakers.
Other graduates are:
Austin Andrews
Abbigale Bailey
Whitney Bean
Erica Burgener
Melina Cambiano
Aaron Cambiano
Antonio Chiovaro
Laekyn Cogan
Cassandra Hurley
Jerry “Hamp” Maus
Irene Taylor
Crystal Wilson
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Mount St. Mary Academy will host its graduation May 27 at Robinson Center Auditorium in Little Rock. Georgia Mjartan, executive director of Our House homeless shelter, will be the speaker.
The co-valedictorians are Katie Dobbins and Alex Forst. The salutatorian is Olivia Grace Sloan, daughter of Karla and Brannon Sloan. She will attend Hendrix College.
Other graduates are:
Elisa Abad
Karla Alvarez
Abby Anderson
Kate Anderson
Mary Ashley
Caitlyn Barthol
Kayla Bartnicke
Robyn Beattie
Melissa Beltran
Jena Blair
Elena Blanco
Cece Blanton
Elaine Ruth Boe
Emma Boone
Rianna Bradley
Shelby Brandon
Kailey Broaddrick
Kelsey Broaddrick
Jamie More...
Nicholas John Baltz was the valedictorian for the Catholic High School Class of 2013. Taylor James Adams, son of Ken and Michele Adams, was the salutatorian. He plans to study at the United States Naval Academy.
The graduation was held in the school gym May 24 with senior Mustafa Ishaq Filat as the master of ceremonies and seniors Edward Brooks Toney and Keith Jules Cozad as the graduation speakers.
Also graduating are:
Taylor James Adams
Hunter G. Addison
Fernando Alvarez
Nathan More...
Mary Lensing, St. Joseph school board president and the first St. Joseph High School principal, was the graduation speaker May 10 at St. Joseph Church.
The valedictorian was Zoheb Yunus. The salutatorian was Randy Keith Whiteside Jr., son of Randy and Alicia Whiteside. He will attend the University of Central Arkansas to study business.
Other graduates are:
Nicholas Brown
Christopher Taylor
Patrick Wauters
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Dr. George S. Lensing Jr., a member of the Subiaco Class of 1958 and professor of English at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spoke during the graduation at Subiaco Academy May 18 in the inner courtyard of the abbey.
The valedictorian was Matthew Tran and the salutatorian was Patrick Leavey. Leavey, son of Dr. Patrick Leavey and Dr. Vivian Roche-Leavey, plans to study pre-medicine at Rhodes College.
Other graduates are:
Devin Bates
Joseph Boltuc
Austin Breed
Joon Hyung Cho
Tae More...
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