2021 Honors & Awards
The President’s Award
The President’s Award for Educational Excellence recognizes and rewards educational excellence. The primary indicators of excellence are based on academic achievement. To qualify for this award, a graduating senior must have maintained a 3.5 grade point average or higher and scored 27 on the ACT or 1280 on the SAT. Naya Alsouss Sarah Bain Kayla Bucci Claire Bulic Margaret Clark Elizabeth Coyne Katherine Crisafi Anna Curtis Margaret Daugherty Maya Daw Alexis DeMonica Lauren Ellis Brianna Gendics Caroline Gerberry Lana Haddad Mia Hamilton Anna Hatgas Ellerie Heinzmann Abygale Howard Catherine Hunt Alexa Jabboure Mira Kabbara Margaret Karabatsos Maura Kelley Keara Kelly Rotaj-Radeyah Khalil Lucy Kilbane Paige King
Rita Kleem Ella Kuhlman Katie Lawlor Natalie Leszcz Paige McCabe Megan Miller Siham Moussa Morgan Mueller Joelle Nouneh Ellen O’Leary Moira O’Shea Sophia Rakowsky Emma Ritchie Kelsey Rogers Grace Ryan Gabriela Santos Maia Scharff Adriana Schermaier Grace Soltesz Theresa Sowul Maeve Spicer Mame Diorr Suso Grace Tarler Shia Vargo Megan Walsh Ella Warner Margaret Zahn
Diploma with Honors
Magnificat graduates are eligible for a diploma with honors as defined by the State Board of Education if they meet all but one of the following: 3.5+ GPA; 27 on ACT or 1280 on SAT; 4 credits of English, Math, Science, and Social Studies; 3 credits of World Language; and 1 credit of Fine Arts. Naya Alsouss Sarah Bain Mia Bilardo Marissa Bizon Maura Bodman Kayla Bucci Claire Bulic Yiselie Cabrera Eavan Carney Allison Carroll Margaret Clark Sarah Cooper Elizabeth Coyne Shekinah Crawford Katherine Crisafi Anna Curtis Margaret Daugherty Maya Daw Alexis DeMonica Lauren Ellis Eliana Elturk Caitlyn Gaugler Brianna Gendics Caroline Gerberry Lana Haddad Mia Hamilton Margaret Harper Anna Hatgas Ellerie Heinzmann Lorain Hernandez Abygale Howard Catherine Hunt Alexa Jabboure Isabella Jonke Mira Kabbara Margaret Karabatsos Maura Kelley Keara Kelly Rotaj-Radeyah Khalil Lucy Kilbane Paige King Rita Kleem
Ella Kuhlman Katie Lawlor Natalie Leszcz Evelyn Lipscomb Mary Mangan Paige McCabe Shannon McGinty Megan Miller Kendall Moriarity Megan Mosier Siham Moussa Morgan Mueller Joelle Nouneh Ellen O’Leary Moira O’Shea Sophia Rakowsky Emma Ritchie Kelsey Rogers Grace Ryan Gabriela Santos Maia Scharff Adriana Schermaier Clare Schlegel Taylor Shively Grace Soltesz Anthi Souris Theresa Sowul Maeve Spicer Kerry Sullivan Mame Diorr Suso Alicia Szczesniak Grace Tarler Kate Tenerowicz Evelyn Uhlir Shia Vargo Kaylee Vondruska Megan Walsh Ella Warner Alexandra Winchester Margaret Zahn Kailey Zarlinski
Over 80% of the Class of 2021 reported receiving offers totaling $21 million in scholarships to a wide variety of colleges and universities.
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National Merit Scholars Maya Daw ’21 Lana Haddad ’21 Megan Miller ’21
National Honor Society
National Honor Society is a student organization built on the four pillars of Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. As an organization that resonates with Magnificat’s Mission, National Honor Society has a long history of inspiring and recognizing excellence among students. The following juniors and seniors are members of National Honor Society. Naya Alsouss Maggie Andrews Jennifer Arroyo Sarah Bain Addison Basinski Kayla Bucci Claire Bulic Helanea Carney Allison Carroll Margaret Clark Teagan Clark Elizabeth Coyne Katherine Crisafi Anna Curtis Maya Daw Lauren Ellis Eliana Elturk
Class of 2021
Catherine Galla Caitlyn Gaugler Caroline Gerberry Lana Haddad Mia Hamilton Margaret Harper Anna Hatgas Ellerie Heinzmann Abygale Howard Catherine Hunt Mira Kabbara Margaret Karabatsos Emma Kelley Maura Kelley Keara Kelly Lucy Kilbane Paige King
Rita Kleem Ella Kuhlman Katie Lawlor Evelyn Lipscomb Halle Massie Paige McCabe Shannon McGinty Megan Miller Kaitlyn Mincey Morgan Mueller Joelle Nouneh Ellen O’Leary Sophia Rakowsky Emma Ritchie Kelsey Rogers Grace Ryan Gabriela Santos
Maia Scharff Clare Schlegel Grace Soltesz Anthi Souris Maeve Spicer Grace Tarler Beret Traum Evelyn Uhlir Shia Vargo Megan Walsh Ella Warner Ellen Weist Alexandra Winchester Margaret Zahn
Class of 2022 Rebecca Angyal Natalie Anhold Josie Assenmacher Anna Badar Marissa Bashour Jacqueline Becker Sarah Booth Oakley Cekada Vivian Crane Kate Daley Paige Erickson Myka Evenhouse Emily Factora Gabriella Fernandez Grace Fife Ella Ford Clare Fox Olivia French Claudia Gagliani Sydney Geise
Claire Gleichauf Anna Goecke Elizabeth Gorski Meredith Gulla Claire Harvey Abigail Havrilla Chloe Hickey Clare Hoban Abigail Hope Caroline Kane Lauren Kaye Kaitlyn Kemer Camryn Kennedy Claire Khoury Danielle Kincaid Madeline Lashutka Joann Le Maria Liva Madelyn Low Maura Martin
Caitlin McNally Libbie McNamee Eve Mertic Cassidy Nelson Maya Nintcheff Madelyn Norman Ella Nosse Mallory Nowicki Morgan O’Brien Suilleabhain O’Connor Alexis Ospelt Erin O’Toole Aaria Patel Laurel Petryk Alexia Plasa Molly Proctor Lilly Raffin Grace Richter Tara Richter Gabriella Robincheck
Sarah Rogozinski Charlize Roser Grace Santoro Claire Schramko Mia Schwind Natalie Sekerak Lauren Shearer Evelyn Smits Frances Spear Margaret Spellacy Maeve Stephens Taylor Stockard Alley Stoehr Genevieve Turner Makenna Weyburne Catherine Wild Isabelle Williams
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Concentration Diplomas
Through Magnificat’s Design Learning program established in 2019, each student has the opportunity to earn a Concentration Diploma in one or more areas of study. Guided by her teachers and counselor, those who earn concentration diplomas complete required coursework and participate in related co-curriculars and leadership development opportunities. The following members of the Class of 2021 will graduate with a Concentration Diploma. Humanities & Global Studies Emma Ritchie ’21 Maeve Spicer ’21 Maya Daw ’21 Keara Kelly ’21 Ellen O’Leary ’21
Engineering, Computer Science, & Innovation Naya Alsouss ’21 Maeve Spicer ’21 Paige King ’21 Keara Kelly ’21 Siham Moussa ’21
Performing Arts Angelina Dzelajlija ’21
Medicine, Health Care, & Wellness Helanea Carney ’21 Ava Victor ’21 Sinam Moussa ’21
Visual Arts Adriana Schermaier ’21
Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta is the National High School Mathematics Honor Society dedicated to inspiring a keen interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject, and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in high school students. The following students are members of Mu Alpha Theta. Jennifer Arroyo ’21 Josie Assenmacher ’22 Addison Basinski ’21 Kate Daley ’22 Eliana Elturk ’21 Paige Erickson ’22 Emily Factora ’22 Lana Haddad ’21 Claire Harvey ’22 Anna Hatgas ’21
Chloe Hickey ’22 Clare Hoban ’22 Mira Kabbara ’21 Caroline Kane ’22 Keara Kelly ’21 Claire Khoury ’22 Danielle Kincaid ’22 Paige King ’21 Maddie Lashutka ’22 Joann Le ’22
Maura Martin ’22 Megan Miller ’21 Siham Moussa ’21 Morgan O’Brien ’22 Suilleabhain O’Connor ’22 Ellen O’Leary ’21 Alexia Plasa ’22 Sarah Rogozinski ’22 Clare Schlegel ’21 Claire Schramko ’22
Natalie Sekerak ’22 Theresa Sowul ’21 Margaret Spellacy ’22 Maeve Stephens ’22 Bea Traum ’21 Genevieve Turner ’22 Shia Vargo ’21 Ella Warner ’21 Isabelle Williams ’22
National Art Honor Society
The National Art Honor Society was established by the National Art Education Association in 1978 to inspire and recognize students who have demonstrated passion, outstanding ability, and dedication through their art and community service. The following students are members of National Art Honor Society. Mia Bilardo ’21 Yiselie Cabrera ’21 Giana DeAlexandro ’21 Angelina DeConcini ’22 Quinn Healy ’21
Chloe Hickey ’22 Lauren Janesz ’21 Abigail Jenkins ’22 Aislinn Kane ’21 Paige King ’21
Natalie Leszcz ’21 Eve Mertic ’22 Kaitlyn Mincey ’21 Morgan Mueller ’21 Grace O’Shea ’21
Charlize Roser ’22 Adriana Schermaier ’21 Claire Schramko ’21 Beret Traum ’21
Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society
Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society is the national organization for high school juniors and seniors that recognizes excellence in the field of Social Studies. The following Natalie Anhold ’22 Emily Factora ’22
Camryn Kennedy ’22 Alexia Plasa ’22
Molly Proctor ’22 Clare Schlegel ’21
Grace Santoro ’22 Natalie Sekerak ’22
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World Language Honor Societies
Magnificat’s World Language Societies recognize students who have shown academic excellence, a deep interest in the world language and culture they have been studying, and a commitment to a full four-year program of study. The following students are members of Magnificat’s World Language Honor Societies.
Arabic Honor Society Seham Abukhalil ’21 Veronica Bradford ’23 Audrey Charvat ’22 Eliana Elturk ’21 Lana Haddad ’21 Nicole Haddad ’22
Margaret Harper ’21 Mira Kabbara ’21 Rotaj-Radeyah Khalil ’21 Nour Lashin ’21 Emma Monteiro ’21 Katherine Nader ’23
Yasmine Samara ’23 Amelea Sese ’21 Tatiana Sfeir ’23 Theresa Sowul ’21 Aisha Suso ’23 Evelyn Uhlir ’21
Chinese Honor Society Anna Goecke ’22 Catherine Hustey ’22
Hallie McLaughlin ’21 Kennedy Noar ’21
French Honor Society Natalie Anhold ’22 Clare Black ’22 Eavan Carney ’21 Shekinah Crawford ’21 Anna Curtis ’21 Maya Daw ’21 Claudia Gagliani ’22
Elizabth Gorski ’22 Anna Hatgas ’21 Catherine Hunt ’21 Alexa Jamet ’21 Elle Jemison ’23 Isabella Jonke ’21 Mira Kabbara ’21
Margaret Karabatsos ’21 Katie Lawlor ’21 Madelyn Low ’22 Ysabella Malaya ’21 Libbie McNamee ’22 Emma Ritchie ’21 Isabelle Williams ’22
Spanish Honor Society Naya Alsouss ’21 Sandra Argalious ’23 Jennifer Arroyo ’21 Marissa Bashour ’22 Sarah Booth ’22 Kayla Bucci ’21 Ryan Butler ’23 Yiselie Cabrera ’21 Jayrelis Capelis ’21 Margaret Clark ’21 Mairead Cochran ’23 Angelina Dzelajlija ’21 Paige Erickson ’22 Emily Factora ’22 Gabriella Fernandez ’22 Clare Fox ’22 Ashleigh Gibbs ’23 Ellerie Heinzmann ’21 Clare Hoban ’22 Alexa Jabboure ’21
Isabella Jeske ’23 Lauren Kaye ’22 Keara Kelly ’21 Kaitlyn Kemer ’22 Claire Khoury ’22 Christina Krncevic ’23 Joann Le ’22 Maura Martin ’22 Halle Massie ’21 Paige McCabe ’21 Kaitlyn Mincey ’21 Cassidy Nelson ’22 Madeline Nock ’23 Elyssa Nouneh ’23 Joelle Nouneh ’21 Suillebhain O’Connor ’22 Ellen O’Leary ’21 Aaria Patel ’22 Carmen Pulice ’23 Mariana Ramos-Andújar ’21
Charlize Roser ’22 Kendall Sak ’23 Gabriela Santos ’21 Adriana Schermaier ’21 Clare Schlegel ’21 Natalie Sekerak ’22 Lauren Shearer ’22 Anthi Souris ’21 Maeve Spicer ’21 Maeve Stephens ’22 Taylor Stockard ’22 Alley Stoehr ’22 Mamé Diorr Suso ’21 Shia Vargo ’21 Caitlyn Walrod ’23 Ella Warner ’21 Makenna Weyburne ’22 Mary Kate Wichmann ’23 6
Business Awards ThinkBIG Challenge Competition 1st Place: Isabella Jonke ’21, Clare Chambers ’21, Maddie Norman ’22, Grace Ryan ’21, Ella Kuhlman ’21, Paige McCabe ’21 2nd Place: Grace Tarler ’21, Siham Moussa ’21, Gabby Santos ’21, and Ava Victor ’21 3rd Place: Madeline Jensen ’22, Mollie La Spisa ’22, Alison Hudak ’22, Lauryn Patena ’22
Mathematics Awards Ohio Math League 1st Place: Claire Schramko ’22 2nd Place: Beatrice Ghosh ’23, Molly Wilson ’23 3rd Place: Kalyna Kulchytsky ’23
Performing arts Awards | Music Director’s Award for Orchestra Angelina Dzelajlija ’21 John Philip Sousa Award Teagan Clark ’21
Performing Arts Awards | Dance West Coast Dance Explosion National Tour Competition and Convention WCDE Teen Single Convention Scholarship Mary Kate Barchanowicz ’24 Alyssa Pietrocola ’24 WCDE Year Long Scholarship Hailey Irwin ’23 WCDE Senior Single Convention Scholarship Kayla Bucci ’21 WCDE Teen Elite Silver National Finalist Luciana Marniella ’24 WCDE Teen Elite Platinum National Finalist Sienna D’Agostino ’23 WCDE Senior Elite Silver National Finalist Anna Curtis ’21 WCDE Senior Elite Platinum National Finalist Giavanna Pietrocola ’24
Adrenaline National Tour Competition and Convention Honored Dancer Nominee Kayla Bucci ’21 Alyssa Pietrocola ’24 Single Convention Scholarship Anna Curtis ’21 Hailey Irwin ’23 Turn it Around Tour Competition 1st Place Vocal Solos, Future Broadway Star Award Vocal Solo by Calista Zajac ’23 1st Place Overall Competition, Commitment Award Varsity Solo “Natural Woman” by Kayla Bucci ’21 Hollywood Vibe National Tour Competition & Convention HV Regional Scholarship Clare Hoban ’22 HV Excellence Award Scholarship Madison Glass ’22 HV Agency Finalist Madison Glass ’22 HV National Finalist Anna Curtis ’21 Contest of Champions High School Nationals People’s Choice Senior Solo 1st Place National Champion Anna Curtis ’21
Science Awards Cleveland Technical Societies Council’s Honor Junior Award Danielle Kincaid ’22 Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award Cassidy Nelson ’22 The Rensselaer Medal Maura Martin ’22 Senior Science Award Ellerie Heinzmann ’21 Emma Kelley ’21
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Visual Arts Awards
World Language Awards
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards | Regional Honorable Mention Oakley Cekada ’22 Katie Lawlor ’21 Adriana Schermaier ’21 Kerry Sponseller ’21 Beret Traum ’21 Silver Key Katheryne Mooney ’23
American Association of Teachers of Arabic Outstanding Senior in Arabic Award Eliana Elturk ’21
Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition Winner of Regional & State Competition Paige Erickson ’22 National Recycling Day Virtual Art Exhibit sponsored by the Ohio EPA Oakley Cekada ’22 Kaitlyn Mincey ’21 76th Annual Rotary Club of Lakewood & Rocky River & Beck Center Visual Arts Contest Honorable Mention Adriana Schermaier ’21 Quinn McCabe ’23 Exhibitors Mia Bilardo ’21 Jayrelis Capeles ’21 Meg Daugherty ’21 Giana DeAlexandro ’21 Emma Draye ’23 Quinn Healy ’21 Aurelia Igielinski ’23 Katie Lawlor ’21 Eva Miller ’23 Charlie Roser ’22 Kendall Sak ’23 Kerry Sponseller ’21 Sonya Suri ’21 Kristina Telban ’23 Beret Traum ’21 Megan Walsh ’21 Night-in-Blue Sweatshirt Design Winner Claire Schramko ’22 Magnificat President’s Annual Christmas Card Design Winner Claire Schramko ’22 Magnificat Enrollment Annual Christmas Card Design Winner Maggie Erickson ’23 Magnificat National Art Honor Society Scholarship for the Arts Giana DeAlexandro ’21
Outstanding Senior in Chinese Award Kennedy Noar ’21 American Association of Teachers of French Outstanding Senior in French Award Margaret Karabatsos ’21 American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Outstanding Senior in Spanish Award Joelle Nouneh ’21 Class of 2021 Ohio Seal of Biliteracy Awards Naya Alsouss, Spanish Kayla Bucci, Spanish Margaret Clark, Spanish Maya Daw, French Ellerie Heinzmann, Spanish Aislinn Kane, Spanish Margaret Karabatsos, French Keara Kelly, Spanish Rotaj-Radeyah Khalil, Arabic Katherine Lawlor, French Joelle Nouneh, Spanish Mariana Ramos-Andújar, Spanish Mamé Diorr Suso, Spanish Shia Vargo, Spanish
Senior Yearbook Editorial Staff Ellen O’Leary ’21, Editor in Chief Margaret Clark ’21 Ellen and Margaret are both members of the Quill & Scroll Journalism Honor Society
Rosemary Saas Women of Faith in Leadership Scholarships Class of 2022 Claire Schramko & Lauren Shearer Class of 2023 Olive Kimbrell & Ella Evanchick Class of 2024 Cara Heisterkamp & Abby Brocklehurst
Marge laco Nursing Scholarship Lucy Kilbane ’21
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Yale Alumni Book Award Maura Martin ’22
Saint Michael’s Book Award Emma Farina ’22
Kiwanis Club of Strongsville Award Paige King ’21
Girl Scout Gold Awards Paige King ’21 Tree of Life Mural, Troop #77188 Madelyn Low ’22 Magnificat High School Shakespeare Club, Troop #70921 Lauren Shearer ’22 Teens and Social Media: Combating and Identifying Stress, Troop #70191
WEWS Ohio Lottery “Best of Class” Megan Miller ’21
Athletic Awards
Campus Ministry Awards The Mother Anna Tabourat Award Each year, the Mother Anna Tabourat award recognizes four seniors who have distinguished themselves as exemplary servant leaders in Campus Ministry’s service, social justice, retreats, and liturgy and prayer programming. Magnificat has been deeply blessed by their service, leadership, and enthusiastic spirit in living Mary’s Magnificat in the world. In them, the spirit and legacy of Mother Anna live on. 2021 recipients of the Mother Anna Tabourat Award: Kayla Bucci ’21 Kate Crisafi ’21 Ellerie Heinzmann ’21 Shia Vargo ’21
Student Council Executive Board
President: Catherine Galla ’21 Vice President: Anna Hatgas ’21 Secretary: Maggie Milam ’21 Chaplain: Kaitlyn Mincey ’21 Public Relations: Catherine Hunt ’21 Senior Class Representatives: Mira Kabbara ’21 & Paige King ’21
OHSAA Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award Ellen O’Leary ’21 OHSAA Scholar Athlete Award Megan Miller ’21 Magnificat High School Sportsmanship Award Allison Carroll ’21 Magnificat High School Athlete of the Year Award Nora Kotnik ’21 Students Continuing their Athletic Career at the Collegiate Level Allison Carroll ’21 The Ohio State University | Rowing Ellerie Heinzmann ’21 Bellarmine University | Cross Country; Track & Field Nora Kotnik ’21 Central Michigan University | Field Hockey Anna Smith ’21 Penn State University Behrand | Soccer Grace Soltesz ’21 College of the Holy Cross 9
Magnificat’s Highest Honors Commencement Speaker
Each year, the senior class selects the speaker whom they feel will best represent them at the annual Magnificat Commencement Ceremony.
Clare Chambers
Phi Beta Kappa Award The Phi Beta Kappa Award Program recognizes scholastic excellence. A single student from each graduating class is selected. The student is one who demonstrates qualities of academic honesty, inquiry into scholarship matters, a creative involvement in scholarship, and great interest in things of the mind. The student must be in the top 10% in achievement and be motivated by a love for learning.
Maya Daw
Sister Mary Pat Cook, HM Leadership Award The Sister Mary Pat Cook, HM Leadership Award was initiated after her 35 years of ministry at Magnificat when she retired as principal. This award recognizes a senior who has distinguished herself as a leader within both Magnificat and the larger community. This recipient’s leadership, as was Sr. Mary Pat’s, inspires and is characterized by Gospel love and service, and Mary’s Magnificat spirit.
Catherine Galla
Nancy Powell Service Award The Nancy Powell Service Award is presented to a young woman who has demonstrated an unselfish, faith-filled commitment to others through her service activities at Magnificat and in the community over the past four years.
Lana Haddad
Sister Bernadette Vetter, HM Award The Sister Bernadette Vetter, HM Award is presented in recognition of a graduating senior’s outstanding contributions to Magnificat High School, enthusiastic service to others, and love of learning.
Shekinah Crawford
Alma Mater
Mary, all beautiful, Oh keep us in your heart, Oh, Thou most understanding ne’er from us depart, Our school will honor thee, Mother of Light, Lady of Magnificat, bless our blue and white. He that is mighty has done great things for us and mercy has for those who fear Him. We will praise thee Alma Mater, Thou art all beautiful, O Mary, Keep us in your heart!
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