Valedictorians & Salutatorians

Sarah Luong

Sarah took many challenging classes, including a variety of AP and honors courses, impressive considering she is a full grade ahead in terms of her age. “It’s rewarding because obviously we all put a lot of time into school, so it’s the culmination of all of our efforts,” Sarah stated. Sarah is excited to play volleyball at Emory University and is considering applied mathematics or biophysics on the premed track.

Joe Marinaro

“This means a lot to me, and I am very glad I was able to get it done,” Joe shared of the honor of being a valedictorian. He is also a National Merit Finalist, captain of the football team, captain of Math League, and senior class president. Joe is headed to Boston College to play football and study finance and economics.

Ronan Brew

After years of hard work, Ronan Brew can say it has paid off. “I don’t think I would’ve had the experience and success that I did if it weren’t for BSM. I can’t think of a better place to grow and learn, and I’m always grateful for the BSM community that allowed me to succeed the way I did during my time.” Ronan remarked. He plans to further his education at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, with a dual major in public policy analysis and economics.

William Valley

“My primary motivation for maintaining my grades was my future. I wanted to give myself the best chance to get into the college I wanted to go to,” William stated. He also participated in a wide range of sports and activities for a well-rounded BSM experience. The University of Minnesota Honors Program, College of Science and Engineering is his next stop.

Dominic Vogel

Dominic excelled in his classes throughout high school, especially math where he was “...meticulous, super neat, and very thorough,” according to his BSM math teacher. Dominic also participated in baseball where he was a crafty left-handed pitcher and a solid first baseman. Dominic plans to continue his education at the University of Minnesota studying economics.

Elizabeth Valley

Elizabeth considers being a valedictorian a great honor and the culmination of four years of diligent schoolwork. “I feel accomplished and am happy to have received this honor because it represents the hard work I’ve put in for the past four years,” Elizabeth said. She participated in a variety of activities at BSM, and his headed to the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota.

Maggie Murnan

Maggie is a salutatorian for the Class of 2020. “I always wanted to get good grades; I don’t know if being salutatorian was necessarily my goal. It was more just getting the best grades that I possibly could.” Maggie is headed to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she plans on majoring in communication sciences and disorders.

Kiara Herro

Kiara is a salutatorian, managing to earn all As and only two A-s at BSM. Kiara’s favorite class was also her hardest. “I really enjoy math and science, but my favorite class is AP Calculus BC—even though it is one of my hardest and most time-consuming classes. I never mind doing the work because I enjoy it.” Next year, Kiarra will attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville to study medicine.

Margaret McCaffrey

Margaret was a new student to BSM at the start of senior year. Her military family has lived all over the world and recently relocated from Virginia Beach to Minnesota. The family chose BSM for its extensive AP programs. She will be attending Catholic University in Washington D.C. next fall where she will be in the honors program studying physics.

Abigail Swanson

During her time at BSM, Abigail served as captain for three sports, girls’ cross country, alpine skiing, and track. She was also a member of NHS and the National World Language Honor Society. Her true passion for science led her down a successful biomedical track at BSM and she will continue her studies at the University of Minnesota next year.