Graduation Program
Sunday, June 2, 2024 | 1 PM
McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Wash.
They embody the characteristics of the Profile of the Graduate: open to growth, intellectually engaged, religiously alive, committed to doing justice, and loving.
They have generously given countless hours of service. Their successes reach beyond academics to fine arts, athletics, and service to each other and our younger students. There is joy in the accomplishments of our seniors and the hope we know they bring to this world. THE CLASS OF 2024 WILL GO FORTH AND SET THE WORLD ON FIRE.
PRAYER
WELCOME - Wyatt Lee
VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN AWARDS
SUMMA CUM LAUDE ADDRESS - Madelyn Ellingson
PRESENTATION OF SENIOR AWARDS
» SAINT PETER FABER AWARD is presented to a senior boy and a senior girl who have excelled in the study and practice of their religion.
» SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER AWARD is presented to a senior boy and senior girl on the basis of scholastic achievement, high moral standards, leadership and participation in athletics.
» SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA AWARD is presented to a senior boy and a senior girl are outstanding in leadership and loyalty to the school.
» THE JESUIT SCHOOLS NETWORK AWARD is presented to a senior boy and a senior girl who best represent the Profile of the Graduate by being well-rounded people who are open to growth, intellectually engaged, religiously alive, committed to doing justice, and loving.
» Presentation of DR. JACK AND MARILYN MCKENNA TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
» Presentation of JESUIT SCHOOLS NETWORK IGNATIAN EDUCATOR AWARD
SENIOR SPEAKER - Colby Kelly
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES
CLASS OF 2024 VALEDICTORIAN Christian Preti
CLASS OF 2024 SALUTATORIANS
Kaitlin Kelly, Owen Desimone, Jason Do, Tess Keyes, Madelyn Ellingson, Katherine Kovich, Colby Kelly
NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED STUDENTS Owen Desimone, Christian Preti
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY - WEST POINT Christian Preti
SENIOR CLASS LEADERSHIP AWARD Colby Kelly and Kaitlin Kelly
OUTSTANDING SENIOR SCIENCE STUDENT AWARD Emiliano Torres
OUTSTANDING MATHEMATICS STUDENT AWARD Christian Preti
OUTSTANDING ENGLISH STUDENT AWARD Cree Williams
OUTSTANDING WORLD LANGUAGE STUDENT AWARD Spanish: Audrey Powell
BARTHLEMESS LATIN STUDENT AWARD Evelyn Kelly
OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENT AWARD Keagan Savage and Abby Itveldt
PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD Leiu Argaw and Cree Williams
FR. ZEHNDER VOLUNTEER AWARD Jenna Round and Courtney Dugger
FR. WATRIN VOLUNTEER AWARD Maddie Owen and Jenna Round
FR. KOLVENBACH AWARD Macarena Barretto
THREE COMPANIONS AWARD Owen Desimone, Katie Codd, Colby Kelly
COMMENDED TUTORS
Trey Callahan, Anna Moore, Gracyn Scott
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP Trey Callahan and Leiu Argaw
PETERSEN SCHOLARSHIP Madelyn Ellingson, Kwynci Peters, Cree Williams
KNIGHTS
Michael Grant, Jack Holthaus, Nicholas Indemini-Capri, Colby Kelly, Luke Lemberg, Lukas Loney, Scott McIntyre, Christian Preti, Alexander Scott
ADELPHIA
Minrui Andrews, Macarena Barreto, Bella Breno, Katie Codd, Courtney Dugger, Josie Finley, Fiona Hills, Kaitlin Kelly, Rosemary Kennar, Katherine Kovich, Anna Moore, Maddie Owen, Kwynci Peterson, Jenna Round, Ciera Shumaker, Abi Stewart, Alexis Tobin, Cree Williams
SPOKANE SCHOLARS
Cree Williams - English Abigail Stewart - Fine Arts
Owen Desimone - Mathematics Chrisitan Preti - Science
Colby Kelly - Social Studies Gracyn Scott - World Language
SPOKANE LILAC ASSOCIATION ROYALTY Kwynci Peters
CHASE YOUTH AWARD NOMINEES Katherine Codd, Colby Kelly, and Kaitlin Kelly
CHASE YOUTH AWARD WINNER–INNOVATION Christian Preti
CAMPFIRE INLAND NORTHWEST ANITA LINDER VOLUNTEER AWARD Colm McFetridge
HISPANIC BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS LEADERSHIP AWARD Emma DeLeon
FOOD DRIVE COMMITTEE Cree Williams, Gracyn Scott, Lukas Loney
President - Wyatt Lee
VP of Events - Hayden Malone
VP of Communications - Kaitlyn Kelly
Secretary - Maddy Ellingson
Senior Class Representatives - Ryan Jackson, Colby Kelly, Cree Williams, Kwynci Peters
Senior Class Council: Abigail Stewart, Donara Yarde-Bush, Christian Preti, Sydney McLean, Keira Ault, Anna Moore, Nicholas Indemini-Capri, Maddie Finnegan, Jenna Round, Caylee Kerr, Cora Thomas, Ciera Shumaker, Samantha Sweeney, Zoey Rastall, Aayden Finnigan, Kylie Prater
FINE ARTS AWARDS
NATIONAL SCHOOL CHORAL AWARD Maya Fray
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA BAND AWARD Katherine Kovich
LUIGIAN AWARD Jubilee Brower and Anne Camp
DRAMA SPOTLIGHT AWARD Katherine Codd and Jarrett Beaudry
VISUAL ART AWARD Emiliano Torres
OMNIA ART SHOWCASE `24 SENIOR AWARD WINNERS
2D Art B&W: 2nd Place, New Opportunities, Mylah Brelia-Garcia `24
2D Art Color: 2nd Place, First Communion, Emiliano Torres `24
2D Art Color: 3rd Place, Star Boy, Cam James `24
2D Art Color: Honorable Mention, Life’s Little Regrets & Mistakes, Mylah Brelia-Garcia `24
Photo (film): 3rd Place, Essence of Olivia, Peter Ellison `24
Photo (digital): 1st Plac, Light Lines, Blaze Gapen `24
Photo (digital): 3rd Place,
Spotless,Fiona Hill `24
Sculpture: 3rd Place, Doc Marten, Ella Loomis `24
ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES AWARDS
BOBBY ETTEN AWARD Corinne Duchesne and Scotty McIntyre
DAVE MACHTOLF AWARD Hunter Derr
DENISE SCHLEPP LEADERSHIP IN WOMEN’S ATHLETICS AWARD Katherine Kovich
JOE KEOGH AWARD Preston Yim
GSL SCHOLAR ATHLETES Ryan Jackson and Kaitlin Kelly
NECA/IBEW SCHOLAR ATHLETES
FALL - Kaitlin Kelly, Preston Yim
WINTER - Gillian Bears, Henry Sandberg
SPRING - Abigail Stewart, Alex Scott
NATIONAL LATIN EXAM AWARDS
Cum Laude: Fiona Hills
Porter Anderson,
Summa cum laude
Oregon State University
Minrui Andrews,
Magna cum laude
Western Washington University
Leiu Argaw
Loyola Marymount University
Liam Argaw,
Cum laude
Gonzaga University
Olivia Arnold,
Cum laude
Oregon State University
Keira Ault,
Cum laude
Spokane Falls Community College
Keagan Austin,
Summa cum laude
Lynn University
Julia Barr,
Magna cum laude
Oregon State University
Macarena Barreto,
Magna cum laude
American University
Gillian Bears,
Cum laude
California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo)
Jarrett Beaudry,
Cum laude
Benedictine College
Lilly Bilbo,
Magna cum laude
University of Mississippi
Annabelle Blackmer,
Magna cum laude
Baylor University
Olivia Bonneau,
Magna cum laude
University of Washington (Bothell)
Logan Book
Work
Bill Boyd,
Magna cum laude
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott)
Mylah Brelia-Garcia
Western Washington University
Bella Breno,
Summa cum laude (4.0)
Pacific University
Jubilee Brower,
Cum laude
Washington State University
Luke Brown,
Magna cum laude
Spokane Falls Community College
Landon Bunn,
Cum laude
Washington State University
Zoe Burgis,
Magna cum laude
University of Portland
Bodie Burland,
Cum laude
Gonzaga University
Trey Callahan,
Summa cum laude
University of Portland
Annie Camp,
Cum laude
University of Utah
Thomas Camp
Washington State University
Katie Codd,
Summa cum laude
University of Idaho
Dillon Dantzler
University of Montana (Western)
Emma De Leon
Montana State University
Kira Grace DeLuna,
Magna cum laude
Washington State University
Hunter Derr
Spokane Falls Community College
Owen Desimone,
Summa cum laude (4.0)
Gonzaga University
Aidan Do,
Summa cum laude
Gonzaga University
Jason Do,
Magna cum laude
University of Washington
Westin Dominiak,
Cum laude
Furman University
Valentin Dragomir
Spokane Community College
Corinne Duchesne,
Magna cum laude
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Courtney Dugger,
Magna cum laude
San Diego State University
Madelyn Ellingson,
Summa cum laude
Boston College
Peter Ellison
Washington State University
Lilli Etter,
Summa cum laude
Boise State University
Chase Evans
Work
Alex Ewers,
Magna cum laude
Gap Year
Colin Feryn
Apprenticeship
Josie Finley,
Magna cum laude
Eastern Washington University
Maddie Finnegan,
Magna cum laude
Westmont College
Aayden Finnigan
Travel
Camden Fletcher,
Magna cum laude
University of Montana
Carson Flynn,
Cum laude
Washington State University
Maya Fray,
Cum laude
Carroll College
Michael Funaro
Eastern Washington University
Paige Gamache,
Summa cum laude
University of Colorado - Boulder
Blaze Gapen
Spokane Falls Community College
Jake Gehlen,
Summa cum laude (4.0)
Grand Canyon University
Michael Grant,
Cum laude
Gonzaga University
Nickolas Harrington
Spokane Falls Community College
Ronan Hatcher,
Magna cum laude
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Matthew Herzog,
Cum laude
Whitworth University
Fiona Hills,
Magna cum laude
Nova Southeastern University
Johnathan Hoffman,
Magna cum laude
Gonzaga University
Jack Holthaus,
Summa cum laude
Texas Christian University
Nic Capri,
Magna cum laude
Loyola Marymount University
Abby Itveldt,
Magna cum laude
Spokane Falls Community College
Ryan Jackson,
Summa cum laude
University of Florida
Cam James,
Magna cum laude
Gonzaga University
Nicholas Janke
Undecided
Diya Jhutti,
Cum laude
Eastern Washington University
Jaden Jones Ross
Undecided
Noah Jordan,
Magna cum laude
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott)
Colby Kelly,
Summa cum laude
Georgetown University
Kaitlin Kelly,
Summa cum laude (4.0)
University of Notre Dame
Rosemary Kennar,
Magna cum laude
University of Denver
Caylee Kerr,
Magna cum laude
University of Montana
Tess Keyes,
Summa cum laude
University of Notre Dame
Saveena Khahera,
Magna cum laude
Washington State University
Danielle Knutson,
Magna cum laude
Undecided
Katherine Kovich,
Summa cum laude (4.0)
Montana State University
Jacob Laessle,
Summa cum laude
Gonzaga University
Zoe Lake,
Magna cum laude
Montana State University
Gianluca Lambert
Gonzaga University
Olivia Lathan
Washington State University
Wyatt Lee,
Magna cum laude
Texas Christian University
Luke Lemberg,
Cum laude
Gonzaga University
Joe Leone,
Summa cum laude
Undecided
Bonita Licea
Spokane Community College
Lukas Loney,
Magna cum laude
University of Utah
Ella Loomis
Undecided
Hayden Malone,
Magna cum laude
San Diego State University
Kevin McArdle Silvers,
Cum laude
Gap year
Colm McFetridge,
Cum laude
Whitworth University
Peyton McIntyre,
Cum laude
Whitworth University
Scott McIntyre,
Cum laude
Carroll College
Ashlynn McKlendin,
Magna cum laude
University of California (Davis)
Sydney McLean,
Summa cum laude
Boise State University
Jacob Mitson,
Cum laude
Work
Avery Moen
Seattle University
Anna Moore,
Summa cum laude
Carroll College
Nik Mortvedt,
Magna cum laude
Whitworth University
Maya Murakami
Spokane Falls Community College
Cameron Nichols,
Magna cum laude
Washington State University
Hugues Niyonyishu,
Magna cum laude
University of Washington
Ellie Nollette,
Magna cum laude
Boise State University
Maddie Owen,
Magna cum laude
Tufts University
Cadence Paluch
University of Idaho
Cordelia Parker
Washington State University
Jennilynn Peckham,
Cum laude
Washington State University
Jack Penders
Eastern Washington University
Kwynci Peters,
Magna cum laude
Pace University
Audrey Powell,
Cum laude
Carroll College
Kylie Prater
Hawai"i Pacific University
Christian Preti,
Summa cum laude (4.0)
United States Military Academy at West Point
Nina Quinton
Gonzaga University
Zoey Rastall,
Cum laude
University of Idaho
Sarah Ringland,
Cum laude
Whitworth University
Ashley Rose
Boise State University
Jenna Round,
Summa cum laude
Carroll College
Antonio Ruelas
Work
Madden Ruiz
Spokane Community College
Andrew Sage,
Cum laude
Gap Year
Henry Sandberg,
Magna cum laude
Seattle Pacific University
Phoenix Sandbo,
Magna cum laude
University of Utah
Keagan Savage,
Magna cum laude
Washington State University
Ella Schumacher
Spokane Community College
Alex Scott,
Summa cum laude
Loyola Marymount University
Gracyn Scott,
Summa cum laude (4.0)
Tulane University of Louisiana
Grace Shirley,
Magna cum laude
Washington State University
Ciera Shumaker,
Magna cum laude
Washington State University
Kacey Silva,
Cum laude
Spokane Falls Community College
Bodie Stafford,
Magna cum laude
Golden West College
Kya Stanley,
Cum laude
University of Providence
James Stevenson
Washington State University
Abigail Stewart,
Summa cum laude (4.0)
Gonzaga University
Ayden Stretch,
Magna cum laude
University of Idaho
Nicholas Sullivan
University of Montana
Sam Sweeney
Eastern Washington University
Brooke Swenhaugen
Work
Cora Thomas,
Magna cum laude
Grand Canyon University
Sean Thompson,
Cum laude
Washington State University
Alexis Tobin,
Summa cum laude
Washington State University
Emiliano Torres,
Summa cum laude (4.0)
University of Washington
Erik Tran
Washington State University
Isabelle Twohy,
Magna cum laude
University of Washington (Seattle Campus)
Sophia Twohy
Spokane Community College
Carter Vaillancourt,
Magna cum laude
Florida Southern College
Carl van Loben Sels,
Cum laude
Washington State University
Seth VanDerGriend,
Magna cum laude
Gonzaga University
Dylan VanVoorhis,
Cum laude
Spokane Falls Community College
Neal Virk,
Cum laude
San Diego State University
Charlotte Wagstaff,
Summa cum laude
Xavier University
Noah Walker,
Magna cum laude
University of Oregon
Lucas Wehr,
Magna cum laude
Washington State University
Cree Williams,
Summa cum laude
Williams College
Kenedie Witherow
Umpqua Community College
Donara Yarde-Bush,
Magna cum laude
Spokane Falls Community College
Preston Yim,
Magna cum laude
Eastern Washington University
