The Most Rev. Leonard P. Blair, Archbishop of Hartford, served as the celebrant of Holy Cross High School's Founders' Week Liturgy on Friday, March 23, 2018. This liturgy was the culmination of a week-long event where Holy Cross celebrated its' founders and the value of Catholic education. Several pastors from local churches were in attendance including, Fr. James Sullivan, Fr. Frederick Aniello, Fr. Joseph Donnelly, Fr. John Lavorgna, and Fr. Anthony Smith.

"I'm very glad to be here to celebrate Mass with all of you," said Archbishop Blair to the audience of students, faculty, administrators and special guests. "As we come ever closer to Good Friday and Easter Sunday, we see very clearly the love that Jesus has for each one of us. As we celebrate this Mass, we are drawn to Christ and his love revealed on the cross. We ask that we may be freed of our own sinfulness and all the things that tempt us away from that love."

"Catholic education helps students in their academic, physical, social, emotional and spiritual development," said Amadeo Rinaldi, Interim President. "The primary mission of the school is to prepare students to be people of faith and followers of Jesus Christ. As Holy Cross begins the celebration of its' 50^th Anniversary over the next year, it is a reminder of the important role that our school has played in instilling Catholic values in our students."

The Archbishop's visit is two years in the making. "I met with Fr. Michael Casey '05, current Vocations Director for the Archdiocese, in 2016 to talk about enhancing the relationship with the Archdiocese and Holy Cross," said Joseph Carrah '76, Theology Department Chair. "He suggested we get in touch with Fr. Ryan Lerner, Secretary to the Archbishop and Fr. Jeff Gugliotti, former Vocations Director for the Archdiocese."

The school had a wonderful visit with Fr. Lerner in the fall of 2017. Holy Cross continued to coordinate schedules with the Archbishop over the past year.

"It was perfect timing that we were about to coordinate Archbishop Blair's schedule with our Founders' Week Litrugy," said Kyle Piatak, Director of Campus Ministry."Amongst the students, there is great anticipation. They know this is something special. Theology teacher, Ann Estrada spearheaded a lesson plan that gave the students a better understanding of who the Archbishop is and our relationship with him."

"We are in the calendar year of our 50^th Anniversary," said Mr. Carrah. "This is a great way to root ourselves in the Catholic tradition for our next 50 years."

Following the liturgy, the Archbishop met with special guests, faculty and students at a reception in the Brother James Kane, C.S.C. Library Media Center.

Students came out to support the Annual Digs for Diapers Volleyball Tournament, sponsored by the National Honor Society. The entrance fee to the event was a box diapers or wipes. Approximately 1700 diapers and 2500 wipes were collected in addition to a box of miscellaneous baby items including bottles, lotion, rash creams and wash cloths. Donated items went to Greater Waterbury Catholic Charities Diaper Bank.

This event originally started eleven years ago as the Benefit Volleyball Tournament. In the past, items such as clothing and coloring books were collected and given to local charities. "For the past eight years, we have specifically collected diapers," said Caroline Flaminio '79, National Honor Society Moderator. "There was a need, and we have continued to collect those ever since."

This year, Post University contributed significantly to the tournament. "A few weeks ago, Holy Cross hosted a guest speaker for Post," said Mrs. Flaminio. "Some of their students needed to do some community service. They had to bring in diapers and wipes as the entrance fee to their event. We are very thankful for what they donated to this cause."

Several members of the National Honor Society spearheaded this effort including seniors, Kiley Harnish, Adriana Perugini, Solomina Darko, Wenting Zheng, Trey Denardo, Micaela Flaherty, Aizlyn Zupkus, Elena Tormo, Kylee McIntosh, Juliana Amaral, Meghan Booth and Maddie Smith. Maia Regan helped officiate the volleyball game with Jerry Ciarleglio '72, Director of Athletics.

"The National Honor Society students did a great job in organizing this Holy Cross tradition," said Mrs. Flaminio. "Everything ran very smoothly."

Fifty-five students made up seven volleyball teams this year. Fifteen additional students ran the event. The Spike Tysons won the tournament. Team members include: Will Greene '19, Vin Graziano '19, Jeremy Hamel '19, Kyle Moser '19, Jack Schiavone '19 and Alex Ward '19. The Notorious D.I.G. came in second place. Members include: Will Marshall '18, Will Guglielmo '18, Dylan McGovern '18, Clifton Hodak '18, Tito Nieves '18, Zyair Rountree '18, Manny Diorio '18, RJ Blanco '18, Wyatt Brennan '18, Mike Mencio '18, Tim Zupkus '18 and Elizabeth Diorio '20.

The co-presidents of the Art/Fashion Club have led the club through a very active and busy year thus far in terms of club participation. Some highlights included a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Times Square in New York, two open mic/coffeehouses and appearances at other school events such as Halloween Happening and Founders Week activities. Before our trip to the city, several of our students had never been to New York City, let alone the Metropolitan Museum, and Times Square.

Mikayla Pieksza and Solomina Darko, the club's co-presidents, have organized and facilitated this year's activities with the management acumen of true leaders.They made my job easy and took care of many of the tasks involved with producing the coffeehouses and the field trip. They proved themselves worthy of their position and would get an excellent reference from me if ever needed.

It has been traditional for the Art Club to donate much of the proceeds from fundraising activities such as the Coffee House to charities. This year was no exception. Club members donated $100.00 to The Smile Train, a charitable organization that provides cleft lip and cleft palette surgeries for underprivileged children around the world. Many of these children are stigmatized in underdeveloped countries and shunned in their communities where there are beliefs associating the birth defects with the family having been "cursed", manifesting in the facial deformity.

The Heifer Project, another organization to which the club has donated this year, received $100.00 toward the purchase and distribution of livestock to underprivileged families in order to support them in creating home businesses and to lift them up economically. Chickens, rabbits, ducks, honey bees and sheep are some of the animals that may be given to a family to help them kick start a business and break the cycle of poverty in which they find themselves.

One of the last Art/ Fashion club activities of this school year will be a photography contest within the student body with the theme, "Green". Students will be invited to submit photos for a small fee with the possibility of winning a prize for the best three photos.Winning entries will be chosen by three judges from the faculty and proceeds will go to a local animal shelter.

Holy Cross student-athletes, coaches, administrators, friends and family gathered together at the 2018 Winter Sports Banquet to celebrate the accomplishments made in the winter athletic season.

Many individual players and teams made an indelible mark this season. This includes the following:

• Boys' Swimming & Diving won the NVL Championship for the fourth year in a row and came in second at the State Championships
• Boys' Basketball players, Nyzair Rountree '18 & DeAndre Wallace '18 scored their 1000^th career point
• Wrestler, Grayson Henderson '18 is named third in his weight class

Several students were honored and/or recognized at the Sports Banquet including:

• All Brass Division: Nyzair Rountree '18 (Boys' Basketball); Julia Mecca '18 (Girls' Basketball)
• All NVL: DeAndre Wallace '18 & Mike West '19 (both Boys' Basketball); Aiyana Ward '18 & Meah Austin '18 (both Girls' Basketball); Lucas Racevicius '18, Chris Fryer '18, Marcus Racevicius '20, John Tucker '19, Ben Bowler '19, Sam Mason '19 & Chris Ford '19 (all Boys' Swimming & Diving); Jillian Noack '18 & Monica Fenwick '18 (both Cheerleading)
• All State: Aiyana Ward '18 (Girls' Basketball); Lucas Racevicius '18, John Tucker '19, Ben Bowler '19, Sam Mason '19, Chris Fryer '18, Alex Ford '19 & Chris Ford '19 (all Boys' Swimming & Diving); Jillian Noack '18, Monica Fenwick '18, Tara Garden '20 & Brooke Cyr '19 (all Cheerleading)
• Most Valuable Player: Boys' Basketball: Nyzair Rountree '18 & DeAndre Wallace '18
• Most Improved Player: Boys' Basketball: Will Guglielmo '18
• Coaches Award: Boys' Basketball: Mike West '19
• Most Dedicated Player: Boys' Basketball: Jack Greene '20 (?)
• Most Valuable Player: Girls' Basketball: Aiyana Ward '18
• Coaches Award: Girls' Basketball: Julia Mecca '18
• Crusader Award: Girls' Basketball: Meah Austin '18
• Most Improved Player: Girls' Basketball: Allie Brown '19
• Most Valuable Performer: Boys' Indoor Track: Marckens Auguste '18
• Coaches Award: Boys' Indoor Track: Jack Paulin '20
• Most Dedicated Performer: Boys' Indoor Track: Christopher Christiano '20
• Most Improved Player: Boys' Indoor Track: Richard Denardo '18
• Coaches Award: Girls' Indoor Track: Aizlyn Zupkus '18
• Most Valuable Performer: Girls' Indoor Track: Josie Guerrier '18
• Most Dedicated Performer: Girls' Indoor Track: Amy Bosques '19
• Most Improved Player: Girls' Indoor Track: Julia Flynn '19
• Most Valuable Performer: Boys' Swimming & Diving Team: Lucas Racevicius '18
• Carrington Development Award: Boys' Swimming & Diving Team: Thomas Pompei '20
• Coaches Award: Boys' Swimming & Diving Team: Adam Fernandes '20
• Outstanding Freshmen: Boys' Swimming & Diving Team: William Tucker '21 & Seamus Bowler '21
• Most Dedicated Performer: Boys' Swimming & Diving Team: Sam Mason '19
• Most Valuable Cheerleader: Jillian Noack '18 & Brooke Cyr '19
• Spotlight Award: Cheerleading: Tara Garden '20
• Most Improved: Cheerleading: Sage Parker '19
• Leadership Award: Cheerleading: Zorri McCray '19
• Most Valuable Dancer: Jordan Richard '19
• Awesome Attitude Award: Dance: Mary Gilette '19
• Best Technique: Dance: Jenna Rohlman '18
• Most Dedicated Dancer: Angelina Failla '18

Other special awards were distributed including:

• John Gilmore Award: DeAndre Wallace '18 (Boys' Basketball)
• Doc McInerney (Scholar Athlete): Will Guglielmo '18 (Boys' Basketball)
• Tap Off Club All Area Team: Nyzair Rountree '18 (Boys' Basketball)
• NVL Outstanding Senior: Aiyana Ward '18 (Girls' Basketball)
• NH Tap Off All Area: Aiyana Ward '18 & Meah Austin '18 (both Girls' Basketball)
• NH Tap Off Scholar-Athlete: Julia Mecca '18 (Girls' Basketball)
• NVL Outstanding Senior: Jillian Noack '18 (Cheerleading)
• Assistant Coach of the Year: Katie Card (Cheerleading)

Twenty-one professionals from a variety of disciplines visited Holy Cross High School for Career Exploration Days. They were on hand to speak to the students about their career trajectories and to give advice to those interested in pursuing similar fields. Many of the guests were alumni, parents and friends of Holy Cross.

"We look for as many opportunities as possible to connect our students with the rest of our Crusader community," said Catherine Xeller, Director of Guidance. "At this event, all of our current students were able to speak with top notch professionals in their respective professions. It was an amazing and informative afternoon for our entire student body."

Guest visitors included: Phil Mongelluzzo (MD), Carole Cole & Kathy Gannon (Physical Therapists), Jeffrey Fryer (Accountant), Mike Mason (Accountant - Special Olympics), Andrew Maloney (Consultant), Jane Porter Gigasky (Pharmaceuticals), Keith Sullivan (CPA), Bill Stevens (Attorney), Filomina Hulstruck(CFO), Deanna Riggi(Digital Marketing Management), Christopher Riggi (Special Agent with IRS), Peter Morgan (Cyber Bullying), Louisa Printz (Safe Haven), Allegra Itsoga (NGO-Woman's Rights/Issues), Jaime Arute(Law Enforcement), Jonathan DeRose (Education), Christopher Poulis (Education), Erik Parks & Brandon Dufour (Business), Nikki Maletta (Nursing), Mark Perron (Production) and Edward DaPonte (Retired Police/Criminal Justice).

Many students were enlightened and educated through this day. Madison Smith '18 walked away with some career advice. "I want to be an accountant," she said. "I spoke with Mr. Fryer, and he told me which schools had the best accounting programs. It was definitely an eye opening experience."

"I spoke with two men who trained cops in self-defense.," said Will Marshall '18. "That was my favorite session. These men offered classes for civilians to protect themselves against home invasions and other attacks. They gave examples of how to disarm their attackers."

"Law enforcement was different than I thought it would be," said Joe Bonvicini '19. "I always thought it was mostly about the things you read about or see in the news. I was told that seeing arrests with handcuffs or shootings were rare occurrences. Many in law enforcement deal with day to day things like traffic issues."

WATERBURY, CT – Holy Cross High School is proud to announce that the following students have achieved honor roll status for the 2017-2018 third marking period.

Senior Class

First Honors: Meah Austin, Jessica Borduas, Juliana Casalino, Solomina Darko, Evan Diliberto, Devan Eason, Angelina Failla, Macellan Fauth, Monica Fenwick, Daniel Flaherty, Jacob Gannon, Joseph Genua, Erin Goggin, Kiley Harnish, Shouming Huang, Jaelie Jackson, Caitlin Kinsella, Alexandra Koulouris, Madeline Leo, Yitong Liu, Alexandra Lombardo, Michael Mara, William Marshall, Kylee McIntosh, Julia Mecca, Michael Mencio, Mary-Genevieve Moisan, Madelynn Mowad, Jillian Noack, Vincent Packer, Adriana Perugini, Allie Peschel, Maia Regan, Jenna Rohlman, Nicole Rohlman, Jessica Sanchez, Natalie Silva, Madison Smith, Jessica Solnik, Charles Spreda, Elena Tormo, Taylor Wade & Wen Ting Zheng

Second Honors: Juliana Amaral, Marckens Auguste, Meghan Booth, Wyatt Brennan, Erin Buckley, Cameron Cooney, Richard Denardo, Michel Desaulniers, Manny Diorio, Riley Fasano, Christina Finkenzeller, Micaela Flaherty, Christopher Fryer, William Guglielmo, Pan Li, Chongrui Luo, Sofia Lupoi, Meghan Mazzatto, Aiden McCarthy, Kathryn McDuff, Falicia Menard, Grace Parenti, Michael Perkins, Francis Phelan, Sean Price, Malcolm Purefoy, Nicholas Quicquaro, Lucas Racevicius, Dillon Sanzari, Michael Stenman, Nicole Strielkauskas, John Vito, Aiyana Ward & Aizlyn Zupkus

Junior Class

First Honors: Natasha Angel, Nyomie Butler, Marie Allysa Cayabyab, Yuxuan Chen, Lingxiao Cui, Carley DeFoe, Nathaniel Donofrio, Julia Dzinski, Miguel Esteves, Julia Flynn, Mary Gillette, John Goggin, Vincent Graziano, William Greene, Jeremy Hamel, Julia Joyce, Annie Kinsella, Zachary Lerner, Jenny Lin, Ziyuan Liu, Miduo Liu, Nicole Madrid, Dante Malaspina, Kyle Moser, Morgan Murray, Valerie Nobrega, Elise Pelletier, Lauren Raad, Sara Razza, Jordan Richard, Jack Schiavone, Jasmine Thorpe, Ja'Lin Waters, Fiona Xhafi, Lin Xu, Kingsten Zenick, Zekai Zhang, Ange Zhao, Lingye Zhu & Jake Zinno

Second Honors: Kayla Beauvais, Domenic Bernard, Joseph Bonvicini, Amy Bosques, Kiara Buscaino, Madison Bushka, Victoria Cammarata, Kristina Chartier, Benson Chen, Gabrielle Cherubino, Emma D'Ambruoso, Meghan Diorio, Connor Dunn, Mitchell Duyck, McKenna Ellsworth, Nadia French-Graham, Gabriella Generali, Connor Goggin, John Greene, Elvira Guerrero, Lauren Hamilton, Bryanna Hooker, James Lanese, Jacob Mahler, Camilla Marzella, Samuel Mason, Megan McHale, Molly Montville, Thomas Moran, Madeline O'Connor, Sage Parker, Colleen Pelletier, Camille Perron, Nicholas Pietrorazio, Thomas Thorpe, Ruotong Wang, Alessandro Ward, Ferris You, Zelong Zheng &Timothy Zupkus

Sophomore Class

First Honors: Shawn Austin, John Boushie, Alexander Burrows, Christopher Christiano, Randall Desaulniers, Norah Dreher, Ahmed Elgendy, Nathan Erdtmann, Michael Famiglietti, Tara Garden, Reece Geddes, John Greene, Katelyn Honegger, Jason Lin, Brandi McIntosh, Alyssa Milburn, Jenna Mowad, Omofolade Olusanya, William Palomba, Vini Pasholli, Cameron Rivers, Victoria Schaffner, Ethan Silva, Xinyang Sun, Christopher Wihbey & Xiang Yin

Second Honors: Casuarina Arute, Max Blaschke, Michael Capodanno, Luciano D'Amelio, William D'Avino, Elizabeth Diorio, Erin Earnshaw, Gianna Febbriello, Adam Fernandes, Nicholas Frappier, Domenic Genovese, Samuel Henderlite, Natalie Kirby, Yanhong Liu, Justin Miller, Jack Paulin, Julia Petrokaitis, Marcas Racevicius, Sabrina Santopietro, Colby Steinfeld, Brooke Tymosko, Jack Villano, Pengxiang Xia & Junyan Xue

Freshman Class

First Honors: Robert Anchini, Riley Becker, Seamas Bowler, Brooke Coletti, Schuyler Cummings, Colette D'Alessandro, Jenna DeBiase, Christina Failla, Julianne Filippone, Alyssa Hebb, Jenna Hulstrunk, Matthew Keating, Joshua Lee, Tanner Linhard, Armani Mayes, BriAnna McConnell, Sydney McIntosh, Cassidy McNeil, Cara Melchionne, Samantha Miller, Giuseppe Mongelluzzo, Sean Moran, Delia Murphy, Vesa Prevalla, Victoria Rosales, Alyssa Sarracco, Gabriele Smith & William Tucker

Second Honors: Jamilat Awudu, Benjamin Brodeur, Paydon Bushka, Tyler Ciavarella, Michael Dane, Jaiden Epps, Dmitriy Fogie, Alyssa French-Graham, Gennaro Genua, Patrick Giancarli, Jacob Hogrefe, Alexandra Jannetty, Evan Kaczmarek, Elsa Kollcinaku, Matthew Minutillo, Rashaun Mitchell, Liam Moran, Jacob Myers, Lydia Perron, Daniel Ready, Raquel Rosa, Paige Santopietro, Alana Snow, Andrew White, Brayden Wihbey & Luke Zipoli

On April 23, 2018, six of our highest achieving seniors - Madison Smith, Caitlin Dreher, Wen Ting Zheng, Caitlin Kinsella, Jillian Noack and Solomina Darko - were awarded Summa Scholar Medallions from the Archdiocese of Hartford. Each student was asked to choose a teacher who has made an impact on their high school career, to be recognized at the event as well. Each teacher received certificates, presented by the students. Teachers in attendance included: Lori Conetta, Catherine Xeller, Halise Erem, Patti O'Loughlin and Ryan Mulhern.

The Superintendent's Summa Scholar Awards are given to recognize students, parents and teachers for their commitment to the pursuit of academic achievement. Students must represent the top 5% of his/her graduating class to qualify for this award.

Dr. Daniel Coelho '78, Chairman of the Anesthesia Department at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, recently visited Kathryn Harnish's Honors Anatomy and Physiology Class. He presented a case study of a patient with lymphoma to the class. He touched on bone marrow transplant and stem cell treatment. Students learned the diagnosis, testing, prognosis and treatments associated with each. Dr. Coelho also showed the class the procedure of retracting/ obtaining bone marrow and x-rays of pneumothorax. He ended his presentation with a Q&A session where he offered advice to students looking to pursue a career in medicine.

Student-athlete, Madison Smith '18 was recently honored with the Waterbury Exchange Club Youth of the Year Award at the Thirteenth Annual Dr. Lawrence J. Shea Memorial Awards Banquet. This award is open to all students who attend a Waterbury school.

As part of the application process for this award, Madison wrote an essay centered on Strengthening America through Socially Responsible Communities. She read the essay at the Awards Banquet.

"I focused on the importance of service and how Holy Cross has given me so many opportunities to give back to others," said Madison. "I also refer to a quote by former President George H.W. Bush, where he talks about everyone being a ray of light. Everyone has their own light in their community, and one action can have a huge impact."

In her essay, Madison writes, "Service to others has always been important to my family. Holy Cross has provided me with a new outlook on what it means to serve the community...Service to others is not only about contributing to society, but it is also personally rewarding in knowing that I can change someone's day with a simple act. If more Americans felt this way, our country could be healed."

Madison is one of Holy Cross's strongest student-athletes and leaders. She is active in Student Government, National Honor Society, athletics and Holy Cross Student Theatre. Academically, she currently ranks fourth in her senior class. She won the Fairfield University Book Award for Academic Excellence and received Academic Excellence Awards in Spanish and Western Civilization. She has also achieved many athletic successes for Girls' Soccer, Girls' Outdoor Track and Field and Boys' Swimming and Diving. She is also very committed to community service and has volunteered her time for countless projects. She is active with Special Olympics and Crusade for a Cure.

She has also served in many leadership roles including Girls' Varsity Soccer Captain and Dance Competition Team Captain. She is also active on the Senior Committee, Student Government and the Athletic Council.

"Being chosen for Youth of the Year is a huge honor bestowed upon Madison," said Catherine Xeller, Director of Guidance. "She represented Holy Cross tremendously with her poise, professionalism and maturity at the event. Her essay was beautifully written and embodied so much of what it means to be a Crusader. She presented eloquently and captivated the audience with her story. Madison's devotion to her school and more importantly, service to others is impeccable."

Awards and scholarships are presented at The Dr. Lawrence J. Shea Awards Banquet to students and community leaders. The dinner is named in honor of Dr. Larry Shea, one of the founders of the Exchange Club of Waterbury, and its first president.

This fall, Madison will attend Endicott College as an accounting major.

Mrs. Margaret "Peggy" (Maloney) Leger, 61 of Middlebury, passed away at her home on Friday, May 4, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Paul Leger for 36 years.

Arrangements: A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 11, 2018 at Holy Cross High School, 587 Oronoke Road, Waterbury. Everyone is asked to meet DIRECTLY at the High School. Burial will follow at Lake Elise Cemetery in Middlebury. Calling hours will be held Thursday, May 10, 2018 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home, 430 Chase Parkway Waterbury.

Peggy was the President and Principal of Holy Cross High School. During her 38 year tenure at Holy Cross, she was also a Physical Education Teacher, Coach, and held other administrative positions. She was a colleague, mentor, coach, supporter and friend to the Holy Cross faculty, staff, students and alumni. She served on the Board of Directors of Holy Cross High School and the St. Vincent DePaul Mission in Waterbury. She enjoyed playing golf and was a member of the Watertown Golf Club Women's Association. She was an avid Boston Red Sox fan and loved her setback group. Family was most important to Peggy, and she adored spending time with her grandchildren.

Besides her husband Paul, Peggy leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter Erin Doughty and her husband Michael of LaGrange, New York, her son Kevin Leger of Southbury, her daughter Meghan Leger of Middlebury, her grandchildren Chase and Fallon Doughty, her brother Peter Maloney and sister Mary Anne Maloney both of Meriden, her sister-in-law Sharon Maloney of Meriden, her brother-in-law David Kleist of Wallingford, as well as many nieces and nephews. Peggy was predeceased by her brother Thomas Maloney and her sister Judy Kleist.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Peggy's memory to either:

Holy Cross High School
587 Oronoke Road
Waterbury, CT 06708

St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury
114 Benedict Street
Waterbury, CT 06706

Holy Cross High School is proud to announce that Wen Ting Zheng '18 will attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the fall. She was accepted through Early Action in December 2017 and made her final decision to attend this past spring. She will officially begin in late August for pre-orientation programs.

"I chose to attend MIT because my major will be in Bio-engineering," said Wen Ting. "MIT seemed to be a logical choice for that field. I also like the location. There are several opportunities for research internships in the Boston area."

Wen Ting arrived at Holy Cross as a freshman with the goal of getting into a top tier college. "Holy Cross provided me with the opportunities and support to get into this school," she said. "I especially like the small class sizes. The teachers focus on what the individual student needs. (AP Calculus teacher) Mr. Mulhern gives up his free block to help us."

Wen Ting is an exceptional academic scholar. This past year, she took AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Psychology, AP English, an online AP Chemistry course and a college-level Environmental Science course. She is a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist and a recipient of the Coca-Cola Scholarship.

"This was a huge honor," said Catherine Zeller, Director of Guidance. "Wen Ting is one of 150 Coca-Cola Scholars who will receive a $20,000 college scholarship. We are so proud of her and what she has brought to our school community."

Wen Ting also held leadership positions in National Honor Society and Helping Hands, a community service club. She was also instrumental in starting the Girls Who Code club. "I got a group of girls together who were interested in coding. After doing some research, I wrote a proposal and submitted it to (Director of Student Activities) Ms. Dwyer and the school Administration. They were really excited about the mission of the club."

She learned the importance of time management early on in her high school career to handle such a demanding course load and schedule. She credits her teachers and school community for helping her.

"My friends and teachers have always made themselves available to me," she said. "Our school community is filled with people who support each other. I have built some strong relationships in the time I was here. I am sure that will carry over for the rest of my life. Some of my friends are also going to college in Boston. I am sure we will stay in touch."

Congratulations to Holy Cross Student Theatre for being nominated for fourteen HALO Awards by Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury. The HALO Awards recognizes the accomplishments of high school theater programs across the state of Connecticut. The awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 29^th at the Palace Theater in Waterbury.

Holy Cross was nominated in the following categories.

BEST CLASSICAL PLAY: A Flea in Her Ear

BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL: West Side Story

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL: Michael Perkins '18 as Tony (West Side Story)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL: Christina Finkenzeller '18 as Maria (West Side Story)

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY: John Vito '18 as Carlos Homenides de Histangua (A Flea in Her Ear)

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY: Nick Pietrorazio '19 as Camille Chandebise (A Flea in Her Ear)

BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY: Jessica Sanchez '18 as Antoinette Plucheux (A Flea in Her Ear)

BEST RUNNING CREW: Running Crew (A Flea in Her Ear)

BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT: William Guglielmo '18, Caitlin Dreher '18 & Omofolade Olusanya '20 (A Flea in Her Ear)

BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL: I Feel Pretty (West Side Story)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY: Galvin Brayton '19 & John Vito '18 as Lucienne & Carlos (A Flea in Her Ear)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY: The Cast of A Flea in Her Ear (A Flea in Her Ear)

BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY: Jacob Gannon '18 as Victor Emmanuel Chandebise/Poche (A Flea in Her Ear)

FEARLESS AWARD: Holy Cross High School for A Flea in Her Ear

The Holy Cross High School Administration and Faculty honored students for academic excellence displayed during the 2017-2018 school year at the annual Honors Convocation. Led by Director of Guidance Catherine Xeller, teachers proudly acknowledged the achievements of each student to an enthusiastic audience of parents, friends and family members.

Following the distribution of awards, faculty member and National Honor Society Moderator Caroline Flaminio '79 led the induction of the 2018 Oronoque Chapter of the National Honor Society. Keynote speaker and special guest, Brigadier General John Lawlor, Jr. '83 was inducted as an honorary member.

Below is a listing of awards given during the celebration.

Religion

Introduction to Scripture: Vesa Prevalla

Christian Morality: Michael Famigletti

Catholic Social Teacher/Church History: Ja'Lin Waters

Peer Ministry: Charles Spreda

World Religions: Solomina Darko

World Religions: Jessica Sanchez

Sacraments: Aiden McCarthy

Theology Medal of Honor: Allie Peschel, Richard Denardo

World Religions: Solomina Darko

English

English 9 Honors: Robert Anchini

English 9 CPA: Victoria Rosales

English 9 CP: Janae Abraham-Lawrence

English Skills: Tyler Ciavarella

English 10 Honors: Omofolade Olusanya

English 10 CP: Xiang Yin

English 11 Honors: Marie Allysa Cayabyab

English 11 CP: Alan Cui

AP Language and Composition: Marie Allysa Cayabyab

AP English: Caitlin Kinsella

English 12 Honors: Jillian Noack

English 12 CP: Macellan Fauth

Creative Writing: Diana Lower, Macellan Fauth

Effective Writing: Aaron Selenica

Effective Writing II: Carley DeFoe

Journalism: Madelin Leo

English Medal of Honor: Wen Ting Zheng

Science

Biology Honors: Robert Anchini

Biology CPA: Matthew Keating

Biology CP: Tyler Ciavarella

Honors Chemistry: Lingye Zhu

Chemistry CPA: Benson Chen

Chemistry CP: Nyomie Butler

Physics Honors: William Greene

Physics CPA: Nicole Rohlman

Advanced Explorations in Science: Michael Mencio

Human Anatomy and Physiology Honors: Caitlin Kinsella

Human Anatomy and Physiology CPA: Erin Goggin

Neuroscience Honors: Natasha Angel

Neuroscience I+II: Macellan Fauth

AP Biology: Angelina Failla

Physical Science Medal of Honor: Alan Cui

Biology Medal of Honor: Wen Ting Zheng

The Bausch & Lamb Science Medal: Marie Allysa Cayabyab

The Science Department Service Award: William Marshall

World Language

Italian I: Christina Failla

Italian II: Michael Famigletti

Italian III: Zachary Lerner

Italian IV: Christina Finkenzeller

Spanish I CP: Robert Anchini

Spanish II Honors: Vesa Prevalla

Spanish II CP: Lingxiao Cui

Conversation Spanish II: Kevon Killian

Spanish 3 Honors: Jenny Lin

Spanish 3 CP: Camille Perron

Conversation Spanish III: Michael Stenman

Spanish 4 CP: Galvin Brayton

Advanced Spanish: Elise Pelletier

AP Early College Experience Spanish: Julia Dzinski

French 3: Mary Gillette

French 4: Benjamin Bowler

French Medal of Honor: Shouming Huang

Italian Medal of Honor: Christina Finkenzeller

Spanish Medal of Honor: Julia Mecca

History

World History I Honors: Robert Anchini

World History I CPA: Sydney McIntosh

World History I CP: Natalia Guichardo

World History II AP: Tara Garden

World History II Honors: Anthony Ursini

World History II CPA: Alexander Burrows

US History AP: William Greene

US History Honors: Lauren Raad

US History CPA: Jake Zinno

Political Science: Caitlin Kinsella

Practical Law: Charles Spreda

Practical Law: Jessica Sanchez

AP Psychology: Caitlin Kinsella

Psychology Honors: Ethan Giroux

Psychology CPA: Alexandra Lombardo

American Government: Elena Tormo

Contemporary Issues: Michael Mara

AP European History: Caitlin Kinsella

Social Studies Medal of Honor: Caitlin Kinsella

World History I Honors: Robert Anchini

World History II CP A: Alex Burrows

Practical Law: Charlie Spreda

American Government CP A: Elena Tormo

Advanced Accounting: Jessica Sanchez

Accounting I: Nathaniel Donofrio

Business Law: Dermot Greene

Overview of Business: Jillian Noack

Comprehensive Computer Applications: Ahemd Elgendy

Personal FinanceCPA: Julia Dzinski, Dante Malaspina

Personal Finance CP: John Goggin

Advanced Personal Finance: Macellan Fauth

Accounting I: NathanielDonofrio

The 2018 Outstanding High School Student Accounting Award: Jessica Sanchez

Mathematics

Algebra I Honors: Robert Anchini

Algebra I CPA: Sean Moran, Cara Melchionne

Algebra I CP: Tatanya Bailey

Geometry Honors: Victor Yin

Geometry CPA: Jenna Mowad

Geometry CP: William D'Avino

Algebra II Honors: Victor Yin

Advanced Algebra II: Nicholas Pietrorazio

Algebra II CPA: Sara Razza

Algebra II CP: Andre Stevenson

Pre Calculus Honors: Alan Cui

Pre Calculus CPA: Nicole Rohlman

Statistics: Madison Smith

Trigonometry: Jacob Gannon

Integrated Topics in Math: Natalie Silva

AP Statistics: Alan Cui

AP Calculus: Wen Ting Zheng

Mathematics IV Medal of Honor: Caitlin Kinsella

Mathematics Medal of Honor: Wen Ting Zheng

Art

Studio Art: Bryanna Hooker, Victoria Rosales, Vesa Prevalla, Delia Murphy

Drawing and Design: Nathan Erdtman

Painting: Julia Flynn, Natasha Angel

Painting II: Angelina Failla

Sculpture: Carley DeFoe

AP Studio Art: Allie Peschel

Introduction to the Arts: Cameron Rivers

Music

AP Music Theory: Vincent Packer

Beginner Piano: Raquel Rosa

Advanced Piano: Micaela Flaherty

Jazz Band: John Vito

Girl's Jazz and Pop Choir: Jaelie Jackson

Crosstones: Brandon White

Freshmen Concert Band: JoshueLee

Freshmen Choir: Christina Failla

Sophomore Concert Band: Christopher Wihbey

Sophomore Choir: William D'Avino

Junior Choir: Meghan Diorio

Senior Choir: Charles Spreda

Senior Concert Band: Aiden McCarthy

Chamber Choir: Jacob Gannon

Composition: John Vito

Physical Education

PE Freshman Boy: Diego Flores

PE Freshman Girl: Christina Failla

PE Sophomore Boy: Marcus Racevicius

PE Sophomore Girl: Cameron Rivers

Health Freshmen Boy: Alec Zappone

Health Freshmen Girl: Vesa Prevalla

Health Sophomore Boy: Ethan Silva

Health Sophomore Girl: Omofolade Olusanya

PE Sophomore Girl: Cameron Rivers

Outstanding High School Physical Education: Richard Denardo, Ja'Lin Waters

Guidance

CIAC/CAS Fine Arts Award: Christina Finkenzeller, Allie Peschel

CIAC/CAS Scholar Athelete Award: Daniel Flaherty, Madison Smith

Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology: Lin (Snow) Xu

The Frederick Douglas & Susan B. Anthony Award: William Greene

College of the Holy Cross Book Award: Marie Allysa Cayabyab

Fairfield University Book Award: Elise Pelletier

Harvard College Book Award: William Greene

Smith College Book Award: Annie Kinsella

Lemoyne College Book Award: Thomas Thorpe

St. Michael's Book Award: Nathaniel Donofrio, Fiona Xhafi

Yale University Book Award: Natasha Angel

Gettysburg College Book Award: Vincent Graziano

The Stonehill Book Award: Kyle Moser

The Princeton Book Award: William Greene

Michael's Service Award: Kyle Moser

Michael's Service Award: Marie Allysa Cayabyab

The George Eastman: Ja'Lin Waters

National Merit Scholarship Program: Wen Ting Zheng

Governor's Scholar Program: William Greene

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference: Julia Mecca, Michael Mara

Oronoque Chapter of the National Honor Society 2018 Inductees

Natasha Angel, Kayla Beauvais, Domenic Bernard, Benjamin Bowler, Olivia Burns, Marie Allysa Cayabyab, Kristina Chartier, Daniel (Yuxuan) Chen, Gabrielle Cherubino, Alan (Lingxiao) Cui, Emma D'Ambruoso, Carley DeFoe, Meghan Diorio, Nathaniel Donofrio, Mitchell Duyck, Julia Dzinski, McKenna Ellsworth, Miguel Esteves, Julia Flynn, Mary Gillette, Vincent Graziano, William Greene III, Jeremy Hamel, Julia Joyce, Annie Kinsella, Zachary Lerner, Jenny Lin, Rebecca (Ziyuan) Liu, Nicole Madrid, Dante Malaspina, Samuel Mason, Molly Montville, Kyle Moser, Morgan Murray, Valerie Nobrega, Elise Pelletier, Camille Perron, Nicholas Pietrorazio, Sommer Prime, Lauren Raad, Jordan Richard, Jack Schiavone, Thomas Thorpe, John Tucker, Claire (Ruotong) Wang, Ja'Lin Waters, Fiona Xhafi, Snow (Lin) Xu, Kingsten Zenick, Zekai Zhang, Angel (Ange) Zhao, Peter (Lingye) Zhu & Timothy Zupkus

Congratulations to Brendan Lynch '18 who will participate in Division III Swimming this fall at University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford where he will major in Business.

Brendan started swimming when he was nine years old at the Watertown Park and Recreation. At the time, he was both an active swimmer and basketball player. Upon arrival at Holy Cross, his coach, Mary Racevicius, immediately saw his potential as a swimmer.

"She really focused on me and helped me out a lot," said Brendan. "As time went on, I made some of my best (swim) times, particularly in the last two years."

Being part of the Boys' Swimming and Diving Team is a Lynch family tradition. His brothers, Connor '13, Devin '15 and Tim '16 swam for Holy Cross. Brendan, however, saw four NVL Championships with his team during his time as a student Crusader. "That first win was a memorable one," said Brendan. "It feels great to be a part of this team. All of the hard work that we put in paid off."

The University of Saint Joseph also holds a special place with the Lynch family. Brendan's mother (and Holy Cross faculty members) Lyz Lynch is an alumna of the school. "We knew they were going co-ed this coming fall," said Brendan. "The swim coach reached out to me. When I visited the campus, it felt like home. I am really looking forward to being a part of their team."

Even though Brendan graduates from Holy Cross in a few weeks, the school will remain a huge part of his life. "Holy Cross gave memories and friends that will last a lifetime and an education that will help me in the future."

On Tuesday, May 22nd, the Girls' and Boys' Outdoor Track Teams competed in the NVL League Championship. Both teams finished in third place in the championship. Five athletes were named All League from their performances: Madison Smith placed 2nd in high jump, Meah Austin won both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles, Deandre Wallace won the high jump and placed second in the 100m and 200m races, Marckens Auguste won the triple jump and Raquel Rosa won the 400m race and placed 2nd in the 200m race. Devan Eason earned the bronze medal in both long and high jump. Congratulations to all of our Crusaders.

This summer, Nicole Madrid '19 will participate in the High School Student Research Apprentice Program, sponsored by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine. This six-program provides students with research experience in one of the basic sciences or clinical laboratories. Nicole will participate in the Dental Program.

"I am very excited for this," said Nicole. "Since this is a research lab program, everything will be very hand's on. I will work on a lot of experiments. Through this program, I want to see if I prefer the research side of dentistry or the hands-on side where I work directly with people."

Nicole recently finished UCONN's Mini Clinic Program. She sat through lectures from doctors and dentists of all specialties. Great advice was passed down. "They told us how to focus on our studies, what to follow and how to get into dental programs," she said.

From an early age, Nicole knew she wanted to be an orthodontist. Her interest in science and math blossomed in the eighth grade. She learned many lessons in chemistry and biology that could be applied to her future profession. "My mentor told me that dentistry has a lot to do with chemistry. It helps to know the chemical make-up on what you can use and base that on your patient's history. Also, biology helps with identifying certain diseases that a dentist can see in someone's teeth."

Nicole has already started looking at colleges including UCONN, Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart. However, she is still early on in the search process. She plans to major in BioMedical Sciences.

The Moreau Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross is pleased to announce a commitment of a $1 million gift to Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, Connecticut in anticipation of the school's 50^th Anniversary. This restricted gift will be used for various educational and physical needs to be determined through discussion with the Board of Directors.

Holy Cross High School was founded in 1968 by the Brothers of Holy Cross who sponsor the school as the Moreau Province. The Brothers have given this gift to support the mission of the school which is grounded in the educational values of Blessed Fr. Moreau, the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross. It is hoped that such a gift will encourage others to join with the Brothers in supporting the future of Holy Cross High School.

"We shall always place education side by side with instruction; the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart. While we prepare useful citizens for society, we shall likewise do our utmost to prepare citizens for heaven." Blessed Fr. Moreau, CSC

Student-athletes and coaches gathered together on Tuesday, May 29^th for the End-of-Year Athletic Banquet to celebrate the accomplishments of the spring season and the full 2018-2019 school year. There was a lot to celebrate.

"Holy Cross had a very successful spring season," said Jerry Ciarleglio '72, Director of Athletics. We won six of the seven Division Championships in the NVL. This included Baseball, Softball, Boys' Track, Girls' Track, Boys' Tennis and Golf. I am very proud of our players and our coaches for their hard work and sportsmanship."

The following awards were distributed at the banquet:

Holy Cross Athlete of the Year (Girl) – Aiyana Ward

Holy Cross Athlete of the Year (Boy) – DeAndre Wallace

Most Valuable Player, Baseball – Fran Phelan

Golden Glove Award, Baseball – Tim Zupkus
Most Dedicated Player, Baseball – Will Marshall

Outstanding Pitcher, Baseball – Fran Phelan

Outstanding Hitter, Baseball – Connor Goggin

Most Outstanding Performer, Boys' Track & Field – Marckens Auguste & DeAndre Wallace

Most Improved Performer, Boys' Track & Field - Marckens Auguste

Coaches Award, Boys' Track & Field – Michael Mara

Most Dedicated Performer, Boys' Track & Field – Kyle Moser

Chris Corbett Award, Boys' Track & Field – Marckens Auguste

Most Outstanding Performer, Girls' Track & Field – Meah Austin

Most Dedicated Performer, Girls' Track & Field – Raquel Rosa

Coaches Award, Girls' Track & Field – Devan Eason

Offensive MVP, Boys' Lacrosse – Dillon Sanzari

Defensive MVP, Boys' Lacrosse – RJ Blanco

Coaches Award, Boys' Lacrosse – Justin Bebarski

Most Valuable Player, Girls' Lacrosse – Jessica Borduas

Most Improved Player, Girls' Lacrosse – Alyssa Hebb

Most Dedicated, Girls' Lacrosse – Katlelyn Honegger

Coaches Award, Girls' Lacrosse – Aiyana Ward

Coaches Award, Girls' Tennis – Julia Dzinski

Most Valuable Player, Golf – Vincent Graziano

Most Valuable Player, Girls' Tennis – Elena Tormo

Most Improved Player, Girls' Tennis – Allysa Cayabyab

Most Dedicated, Girls' Tennis – Julia Flynn

Most Valuable Player, Boys' Tennis – Dan Huang

Most Improved Player, Boys' Tennis – Daniel Chen

Coaches Award, Girls' Tennis – Trey Denardo

Most Valuable Player, Softball – TBA

Most Improved Player, Softball, TBA

Crusader Award, Softball – TBA

Most Valuable Player, Softball – TBA

Coaches Award, Softball – TBA

We are proud to announce the Class Officers for the 2018-2019 School Year

Next years sophomore class officers for the Class of 2021:

Treasurer: Cassidy Williams

Secretary: Michael Dane

Vice President: Brayden Wihbey

President: Gennaro Genua

Next years junior class officers for the Class of 2020:

Treasurer: John Greene

Secretary: Julia Petrokaitis

Vice President: Thomas Pompei

President: Randall Desaulniers

Next years senior class officers for the Class of 2019:

Treasurer: Elise Pelletier

Secretary: D'Asia Hargrove

Vice President: Alex Ford

President: Vincent Graziano

Next years Student Government and Study Body President is

Allysa Cayabyab

Holy Cross High School's 47^th Annual Commencement Exercises were held on Sunday, June 3, 2018. Diplomas and special awards were distributed to the Class of 2018. Heartfelt speeches and parting words were shared by Board members, administrators and students.

Vice President for Student Life Michael Giampetruzzi '95 began the ceremony with a moment of silence for beloved faculty member and former President Margaret Leger, who passed away in early May. He shared a quote that Mrs. Leger delivered at the 2017 Holy Cross Graduation where she described the special uniqueness of the Crusader community. "We are a community of faith. We are teachers and students together, experiencing prayer and fellowship, where we grow in our commitment to God, one another, the church and the local community."

"This is a momentous occasion," said Amadeo Rinaldi, Interim President to the graduating class. "You have reached an important milestone. You have completed one stage in your education and now you are ready to move on to the next one. As you leave Holy Cross, look forward to the future with courage and determination. It is another opportunity to further broaden your horizons, make new friends and meet new challenges."

"I'm sure it seems like yesterday that you were taking the Entrance Exams or walking into school here on your first day of class," said Board President Jeffrey M. Fryer '87. "Look where you have come. It is amazing...Each of you has had an amazing journey and your experiences at Holy Cross have helped shape you into the young men and women that you have become. We are so proud of everything you have accomplished. We can't wait to see what you will achieve in the years to come."

Caitlin Deher '18 delivered an emotional Commencement Address centering on her personal struggles and how she eventually overcame those challenges. She encouraged her fellow students to follow their paths and expect the unexpected. "The most important thing I can leave you with today is to enjoy what is and not worry about what may occur sometime later on in life. Be at peace with the unknown and relish in the now."

Several students were honored during the ceremony including:

• Wen Ting Zheng '18 and Caitlin Kinsella '18 received the Valedictorian and Salutatorian Award for maintaining the highest and second-highest grade point average, respectively.
• Jillian Noack '18 was the recipient of The Sister Margaret Bannon, CND Service Award, presented annually to the senior girl who has demonstrated outstanding service to the school community.
• William Guglielmo '18 was the recipient of The Holy Cross Fathers' Club Award, given each year to the senior boy who has demonstrated the most service to the school community.
• Wyatt Brennan '18 was the recipient of The Holy Cross Mothers' Club Award, presented annually to the senior boy who has demonstrated the most academic improvement from freshman to senior year.
• Falicia Menard '18 was the recipient of The Monsignor Henry E. Flanagan Award, presented each year to the female student who has improved the most academically from freshman to senior year.

The graduates of the Class of 2018 include: Justin Neo Alamo, Juliana Luisa Amaral, Marckens Auguste, Marckenslee Auguste, Meah Simone Austin, Richard J. Blanco, Meghan Alexandra Booth, Jessica Nicole Borduas, Wyatt J. Brennan, Kayla Elizabeth Bromley , Erin Elizabeth Buckley, Juliana Rose Casalino, Christopher Matthew Ciampi, Cameron J. Cooney, Solomina Mankosah Darko, Sydney Jane DelPriore, Richard Steven Denardo III, Michel Anthony Desaulniers, Evan Julian Diliberto, Manny Michael Diorio, Jr., Caitlin Ann Dreher, Devan L. Eason, Kerson Etienne, Angelina Failla, Riley Adair Fasano, Macellan Francis Fauth, Alfons Fecanji, Monica Ann Fenwick, Christina Lee Finkenzeller, Daniel Patrick Flaherty, Micaela Marie Flaherty, Christopher M. Fryer, Jacob M. Gannon, Robert Joseph Gary II, Joseph Alan Genua, Jr., Ethan W. Giroux, Erin Siobhan Goggin, Marcellus X. Gomes, Dermott Richard Greene, Gregory Gruenwald, William John Guglielmo, Josephine Lourdes Guerrier, MelissaMorgan Hallas, Kiley Patricia Harnish, Grayson K. Henderson, Clifton Wiley Hodak, Shouming Huang, Amy Victoria Izzo, Jaelie Elizabeth Jackson, Faizan Khan, Kevon Killian, Caitlin Rose Kinsella, Alexandra Marie Koulouris, Madeline Olivia Leo, Pan Li, Yitong Liu, Alexandra Morgan Lombardo, Chongrui Rhea Luo, Sofia Rosa Lupoi, Brendan O'Donnell Lynch, Michael Allen Mara, William Gregory Marshall, Meghan Ann Mazzatto, Aiden Chance McCarthy, Kathryn Elizabeth McDuff, Dylan Patrick McGovern, Kylee M. McIntosh, Julia Margaret Mecca, Falicia Marie Menard, Michael John Mencio, Yufei Karissa Meng, Mary-Genevieve Moisan, Madelynn Theresa Mowad, Albert Alexis Nieves, Jr., Jillian Frances Noack, Alyssa Marie Nobrega, Vincent Nesteruk Packer, Grace Elizabeth Parenti, Michael Patrick Raymond Perkins, Adriana Rose Perugini, Allie Elizabeth Peschel, Francis Phelan, Mikayla Frances-Georgia Pieksza, Sean Michael Price, Malcolm Lee Purefoy, Nicholas Marc Quicquaro, Lucas John Racevicius, Maia Regan, Jenna Lee Rohlman, Nicole Elizabeth Rohlman, Nikki-Lee Lang Rostedt, Nyzair T. Rountree, Zyair Rountree, Jessica Lizbeth Sanchez-Arias, Dillon Joseph Sanzari, Natalie Vilarinho Silva, Madison Paige Smith, Jessica Erin Solnik, Charles Henry Spreda, Michael Stenman, Nicole Joan Strielkauskas, Elena Josefa Tormo, John Marshall Vito, Taylor Morgan Wade, Deandre Wallace, Aiyana Cheyenne Ward, Brandon White, Raquel Alexis Williamson, Wenxuan Yan, Wen Ting Zheng and Aizlyn Jiang Yuan Zupkus