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In June, the Williams family visited the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano) in Rome, Italy. The three St. Pius X alumni, Joseph Carlos Heagney Williams ’20, Andrea Dana Heagney Williams ’23, and Ralph L. Williams ’81 visited this sculpture of Pope Pius X (Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto), 19031914.

Three generations of Golden Lions! Elena Wiseman ’23 and Scott Wiseman ’21, children to current St. Pius X teacher, Samantha Wiseman, pictured with their grandmother, Mary Matthews Smith ’60, at Elena’s 2023 St. Pius X graduation.

Julia Pina '19 won the People's Choice Award at the Emmy Awardwinning InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech. Nicknamed "American Idol for Nerds," InVenture Prize is an interdisciplinary innovation competition open to all undergraduate students and recent graduates of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Julia won with her invention of the toy named Novela Lamp, an interactive shadow puppet lamp that allows children to tell stories using puppets and scenes, promoting imaginative play and fostering the development of their communication skills through creative expression.

Lily Rose (Williamson) ’12 is a country artist whose songs are described as “pure, unflinching honesty.” On May 23, 2023, she performed her new song with Diplo, “Sad In The Summer,” on The Voice season finale, which was Blake Shelton’s final episode. A week later, she performed on Good Morning America. Lily Rose kicks off the Sam Hunt Tour this summer and will be out on the road with Shania Twain!

Why wait for a five-year reunion? Members of the Class of 1963 meet monthly for lunch. They generally have upwards of 20 attendees at each gathering. We hope other classes follow their lead!

The Atlanta Business Chronicle selected Paul Marsden ’80 as a recipient of the CFO of the Year Award, which honors highachieving chief financial officers in Atlanta. Paul is the CFO of Tropical Smoothie Cafe, which has grown 218% under his leadership.