Inside & Out
The Crusader 6
May 25, 2014
Ceremony celebrates student achievement
Students recognized for exemplary effort and results this year The Student Recognition Ceremony took place on Tuesday, May 20. Students from various Gibbons organizations were recognized for their outstanding service beyond the expected participation for all members. Students were also recognized for academic awards earned outside of the class setting.
Outstanding Student Activities Service Awards Anime Club
Mr. Sean Boyan, Moderator Hannah Boyan, Wren Davidson-Dyer, Cristina Donovan, Andrea Fitzgerald
Biology Club
Ms. Susan Goethals, Moderator Andrea Fitzgerald, Tatiana Sergent
Book Club
Ms. Terri Ingraham, Moderator Amy Waguespack
Le Cercle Francais
Ms. Nivia Smith, Moderator Trevor Lenzmeier
Club for the Easily Amused Mr. Patrick Dmytriw, Moderator Elizabeth Chavez, Diane Scardino
Coffee House
Mr. Michael Friedman, Moderator Isaac Derr, Austin Fissinger, Melanie Lambert, Mason Smith, Samantha Yancey: Exceptionally Outstanding Service Award
Monteleone, Alex O’Neill, Tyler Pham, Nicholas Rinz, Sam Rosso, Bailey Schultz, Sarah Watson, Isabela Zawistowska
Liturgy
Ping Pong Club
Mr. Gary Meyerl, Moderator Drew Heffring
Mr. Joe Sebik, Liturgy Coordinator Connor Battershall, Kevin Bartushak, Maria Cardeno, Sean Feick, Catherine Graff, Lauren Gustainis, Lauren Keeling, Peter Lastovich, Jackson O’Korn, Nicholas Rinz
Regional Scholastic Art Awards Gold Key Winners Greyson Danuck, Rory Gahagan, Morgan Holub, Tim Kowalczyk, Maddy Majewski, Lauren Morris, Caitlyn Shanahan, Zach Soberano, Gabriela Wells
The Repeater
Pallbearer Society
Foreign Language Department
Ms. Rachelle Garbarine, Moderator Kathryn Baker, Anthony Palumbo, Wyatt Posner, Jenna Steele
Robotics Club
Mr. John Toebes, Moderator 2014 PTC Design Award: Kirby Cook, Ben Grave, Sean Greene, Reade McBride, Sean McDonald, J’Carla Mitchell, Brian Nelson, Aaron Ruff, Jordan Salamido, Colin Russell, Austin Schick
Science Olympiad
Ms. Trish Mullins, Moderator Zachary Soberano: Raleigh Regional Varsity MVP Megan Johnson: Raleigh Regional JV MVP Jennifer Rilley: State Tournament MVP
Speech and Debate Club
Mr. John Yelenic, Moderator Mary Amos, Jacob Comello, Joseph Collins, Stephanie Kelley, Michael Koppinger, Robbie Marquart, Daniel Miles, Maya Rao, Gaby Romero, Ryan Ruff, Michael Taffe
Strategy Club
Mr. Mark DeLaRosa, Moderator Caitlin Daugherty, Brian Judge, Zachary Lambert, Dylan Sikora
Student Council
Mr. Michael Rogosich, Moderator Joya Libbus, Matt Paquin, Xander Saleh, Kathryn Wright, Rayburn McCulloh
Mr. Patrick Dmytriw, Moderator Sean Feick, Kitty Gibbons, Dillon Kluba, MaryJean Lowe, Cody Nagy, Alex O’Neill, Patrick Reilly
Mr. David Crabbe and Ms. Jessica McCormack, Moderators
Retreats-Peer Leaders
Ms. Crista Anders, Director of Retreats Sr. Laura Downing, Associate Director of Retreats Rod Achu-Sile, Jason Adas, Brandon Bales, Connor Battershall, Madison Beuris, Davis Ann Bilodeau, Michael Catania, Andrew Cochrane, Abby Cook, John Cunningham, Brandon Dini, Annie DiSano, Mac Donahue, Christina Donovan, Brenna Elmore, Maryanne Fisher, Bianca Gartner, Cathey Graff, Martin Green, Lauren Gustainis, Sam Horn, Michael Jensen, John Kelly, Trevor Lenzmeier, MaryJean Lowe, Olivia Mann, Ryan McCarthy, Daniel Miles, Elena Morgan, Amelia Quigley, Aaron Ruff, Zach Soberano, Anya Trell, Gabby Wells, Rebecca Wiley
Academic Awards Fine Arts Department, Visual Arts Ms. Becky Dason, Department Chair
Fine Arts League of Cary Teen Art Show
Tim Kowalczyk – First Place; Greyson Danuck – Honorable Mention; Kitty Gibbons –Honorable Mention
Video Club
Fourth District Congressional Student Art Exhibition
Mr. Dan Jukic, Moderator Brennan Doherty, Stephanie Todd, Cheyenne Wood, Caroline Young
Yearbook
gressional hall gallery Andrea Velosa – Second Place and displayed in Washington D.C. Congressional office; Isabelle Miranda – Third Place and displayed in local Congressional office
German Club
Ms. Stefanie Lang, Moderator Joey Edmond, McKenzie Schrick
Outstanding Spiritual Life Service Awards
Gibbons Media
Altar Servers
The Crusader Newspaper Club
Mr. Dan Jukic and Ms. Darsey Williams, Moderators Rachel Hebert, Nicole Howren
Green Army
Mr. Mike Rogosich, Moderator Tiffany Ancharski, Catherine Fitzhenry, Alex Ingerson
Improv Comedy Club
Ms. Lexie Dillon, Moderator Brandon Dini, Peter Lastovich
Juggling Club
Mr. Gary Meyerl, Moderator Wren Davidson-Dyer, Thomas Zeleskey
Lancer Club
Ms. Pat Gallagher, Moderator Madison Beuris, Hannah Jefferson, Madison Reid, Calleigh West
Latin Club Ms. Jessica McCormack and Mr. David Crabbe, Moderators
Ms. Diane Ripollone, Moderator Brennan Doherty, Tim Hackett, Courtenay Martin, Will Reiss, Ryan Ruff
Ms. Nancy Barkan, Moderator Maryanne Fisher
Fr. Romen Acero, Altar Servers Coordinator Marc Todd, Paul Todd, Joseph Mann, EJ Walsh
Franciscan Youth International Mr. Mark DeLaRosa and Ms. Agnes Penny, Moderators Outstanding Service Hour Award (900 hours) Lauren Keeling FYI Officer Awards Connor Battershall, Anthony Palumbo, Hannah Richey, Nick Rinz, Ryan Ruff, Meredith Sitze Catwalk for Cancer Organizers Rachel Hebert, Alex Ingerson, McKenzie Lang, Michael Lim, Jennifer Rilley, Marcy Steigerwald, Andrea Velosa Box-A-Thon Organizers Olivia Mann, Hannah Richey
Maggie Dever, Chris Garrell, Sam Gay, Marqi Rocque, Thomas Zeleskey
St. Francis Day Luncheon Organizer Isabelle Miranda
Latin Club State Convention Olympics – This is a state-wide competition of athletic prowess which is held annually at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Dress Down Day for Hunger Organizer Meg Daly, Maggie Dever, Liesl Miranda, Valerie Shulby
3rd Place in 2x400 Relay: Sam Gay, Alex Miskimon, Tyler Pham, Matt Zeleskey 1st Place “Shot Put” Throw: Thomas Zeleskey
Soup Kitchen Coordinators Marie Hils, Lauren Keeling
National Honor Society
Ms. Jennifer Cipriano, Moderator Abigail Cook, Maggie Dever, Catherine Graff, Timothy Hackett, Rayburn McCulloh, Nathaniel
Prom for Senior Citizen Organizers Meg Daly, Valerie Shulby Ronald McDonald House Organizers Meredith Sitze
Page design by adviser Dan Jukic. Information provided by Student Recognition Ceremony organizers.
National Latin Exam
Samantha Wine – First Place and displayed in Con-
Visual Art Exchange Wake County Young Artist Exhibit Andrew Cochrane – Digital Art-Jerry’s Artarama Achievement Award Andrea Velosa – Margot Richter Scholarship and First Place
Rhode Island School of Design Outstanding Artist Award Lauren Morris
Scholastic Art Awards
Works receiving a Gold Key were exhibited in the Barton College Art Museum and then sent to New York City for national judging in March. Silver Key award winners were represented in the digital exhibit. Honorable mention works were recognized on the Barton College website. Images of the art may be viewed on the Barton College website http:// www.barton.edu/galleries/scholastics.htm. Regional Scholastic Art Awards Honorable Mention Winners Tim Ballesteros, Samantha Bratzke, Alexa Chapman, Andrew Cochrane, Dylan Crumpler, Daniel Diehl, Mac Donahue, Kitty Gibbons, Mary Harris, Jessica Henion, Emma Hughes, Kaylan Joseph, Tim Kowalczyk, Vitae Lampada, Emily Lutz, Maddie Majewski, Melissa McBride, Ameria Piggot, Caitlyn Shanahan, Valerie Shulby, Catherine Thelen, Hope Williams, Samantha Wine, Mary Beth Zirker Regional Scholastic Art Awards Silver Key Winners Matt Bass, Sarah Benecky, Megan Daley, Rory Gahagan, Timothy Kowalczyk, Melissa McBride, Isabelle Miranda, Bianca Roels, Caitlyn Shanahan, Zach Soberano, Claire Thelen
The National Latin Exam is a nationally given, standardized test which covers topics from Latin grammar, Roman history, and Greco-Roman mythology.
Certificate of Merit – Devin Adas, Kayla Bassett, Madison Bonello, Colleen Clifford, Michael Comstock, Thomas Connor, Kyle Corcoran, Marianna D’Andrea, Louis DiFilippo, Anthony DiGirolamo, Eric Farley, Catherine Greene, Matthew Hollis, Brian Ivey, Wyatt Posner, Alexander Rios, Jonah Soberano, David Tracey, Ellen Walsh Certificate of Merit – Outstanding Achievement – Ryan Daugherty, Emma Koeleveld, Austin Mukherjee, Blake Stone, Brian Struble, Charles Van Dyke, Devin Williams, Matthew Zeleskey Certificate of Merit – Perfect Score – Connor Lane Cum Laude – Caitlin Daugherty, Sophie Ebihara, Sam Gay, Jackson Hawkins, Joey Hoellerich, Kylie Hopkins, Michael Labaza, Kevin Parker, Sahaj Patel, Jessica Phillips, Marqi Rocque Magna Cum Laude – Shafer Beary, Caroline Czuhai, Daniel Diehl, Joseph Fitzgerald, Alexandra Hudson, Broderick Huntwork, Brooke Smaltz Gold Summa Cum Laude – Andrew Abate, Rachel Harris
Latin Club Statewide Academic Contests
This is a competition held at the annual meeting of all Latin club members at UNC Chapel Hill. Caroline Czuhai – 3rd place in Knowledge of Greek/Latin Word Derivatives & 3rd place in Mythology Knowledge
Randolph College Classics Department Award Caroline Czuhai
Mathematics Department American Mathematics Competition
Dr. John Sprague, Moderator AMC – 10th grade winner – Andrew Rosso AMC – 12th grade winner – Victor Madormo
Science Department
North Carolina Science Olympiad Tournaments
Ms. Trish Mullins, Moderator Sam Agusta, Will Blanks, Katherine Gora Combs, Jacob Comello, Lucy Comello, Madeline Cooke, Nicole Davis, Brooke Eichenlaub, Cathy Graff, Megan Johnson, William Kelley, Nicholas LeFevre, Ethen Lund, Courtenay Martin, Isabelle Miranda, Carl Palombaro, Sahaj Patel, Tyler Pham, Stacey Protasowicki, Brian Rauh, Jennifer Rilley, Bailey Schultz, Zheng-Liann Schuster, Molly Seelinger, Laura Sheridan, Zach Soberano, Michael Taffe, Catherine Wagner, Ethan Wagner, Ryan Wangen, Ben Wendt, David Wicklin, Annie Williams, Emily Wood
North Carolina Science Olympiad Scholarships
Brooke Eichenlaub, Jennifer Rilley – 1st Scrambler Catherine Wagner, Ethan Wagner – 1st Stuck on Science
Social Studies Department Moot Court
Ms. Pam Heyl, Moderator Washington School of Law National Moot Court Competition Stephanie Kelley: Sixth Place Trevor Lenzmeier: First Place Daniel O’Connell: Petitioner Laura Sheridan: Quarter Final