{"id":204713,"date":"2026-05-28T19:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/204713\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T19:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:08:08","slug":"archbishop-perez-honors-132-top-catholic-high-school-scholars-at-annual-convocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/204713\/","title":{"rendered":"Archbishop P\u00e9rez Honors 132 Top Catholic High School Scholars at Annual Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"338\">By CatholicPhilly Staff Report \u2022 Posted May 28, 2026 <\/p>\n<p>The Archdiocese of Philadelphia recognized 132 of the region\u2019s highest-achieving Catholic school seniors during the 46th Annual Academic Honors Convocation, held Tuesday evening May 26 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"601\">Archbishop Nelson J. P\u00e9rez presided at the Liturgy of the Word preceding the convocation, which honored students ranked in the top 3% of their graduating class from 31 archdiocesan and private Catholic secondary schools across the five-county region.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"938\">Students were selected based on cumulative academic ranking at the end of the first semester of their senior year. Several honorees are also members of the Connelly Foundation\u2019s Neumann Scholars Program, a scholarship initiative identifying academically talented eighth graders for four-year awards to attend archdiocesan high schools.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"1130\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catholicphilly.com\/2026\/05\/news\/local-news\/archdiocesan-high-schools-announce-2026-graduation-schedule\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A full schedule of 2026 baccalaureate Masses and commencement exercises for archdiocesan high schools is available here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1233\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">A full list of honorees follows below. <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicphilly.com\/2026\/05\/photo-features\/132-students-honored-at-46th-annual-academic-honors-convocation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photos from the event are published here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Academy of Notre Dame de Namur High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"585\">Kara Sweeney<br data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"543\"\/>Michelle M. Malone<br data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"564\"\/>Calleigh E. Newbert<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop John Carroll High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"736\">Joseph T. Bookstaber*<br data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"652\"\/>Christopher N. Dellaratta<br data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"680\"\/>James K. Gessig*<br data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"699\"\/>Gavin T. Hoffman<br data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"718\"\/>Francis N. Pham*<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Ryan High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"910\">Fiona Deng*<br data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"785\"\/>Tiffany Cheung<br data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"802\"\/>Lorelain Hoxhaj<br data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"820\"\/>Jasmely De La Cruz<br data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"841\"\/>Anthony David Mezicco<br data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"865\"\/>Isabelle Baptista<br data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"885\"\/>Isabella Sophia DiLeggi<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Wood High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1032\">Olivia Cavallaro*<br data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"965\"\/>Briana Hernandez<br data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"984\"\/>Jacqueline Breller<br data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1005\"\/>Owen Cihak*<br data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1019\"\/>Joyce Sobin<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Shanahan High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1208\">Gregory S. Palaia<br data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1087\"\/>Sophia G. DiGiovanni*<br data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1111\"\/>Teagan A. Welsh*<br data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1130\"\/>Lauren E. Foster<br data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1149\"\/>George V. Schaffer*<br data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1171\"\/>Osinachi E. Okafor<br data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1192\"\/>Evan T. Sprows<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal O\u2019Hara High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1388\">Patrick J. Williamson*<br data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1268\"\/>Caroline M. Tuberosa*<br data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1292\"\/>Milan Byrd<br data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1305\"\/>Abigail F. Borek<br data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1324\"\/>Michael J. Seeger<br data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1344\"\/>Michelle C. Eburuoh<br data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1366\"\/>Alexandra C. Cornibe<\/p>\n<p>Conwell-Egan Catholic High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1517\">Margaret Fronheiser*<br data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1452\"\/>Albert Gutherman<br data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1471\"\/>Shaun McCormac<br data-start=\"1485\" data-end=\"1488\"\/>Alessia Romano<br data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1505\"\/>Cole Brown<\/p>\n<p>Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1616\">Ekene Odor<br data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1573\"\/>Tran Le<br data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1583\"\/>Claudia Rujano<br data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1600\"\/>Destiny Bowens<\/p>\n<p>Devon Preparatory High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1709\">Spencer J. Collins<br data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1674\"\/>Dominic A. Cane<br data-start=\"1689\" data-end=\"1692\"\/>Cavan J. Mullin<\/p>\n<p>Father Judge High School for Boys<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1750\" data-end=\"1872\">Christopher M. DiPasquale<br data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1778\"\/>Michael Barnes*<br data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1796\"\/>Alexander J. Matthews<br data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1820\"\/>Jacob F. Brennan<br data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1839\"\/>Joshua Kent<br data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"1853\"\/>Thomas J. McGerry<\/p>\n<p>Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1913\" data-end=\"1972\">Madeline J. White<br data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1933\"\/>Isabella M. Chiappa<br data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"1955\"\/>Abigail G. Kolp<\/p>\n<p>Holy Ghost Preparatory School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2061\">Marcel Chattopadhyay<br data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2032\"\/>Ryan Boyle<br data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2045\"\/>Brendan Meehan<\/p>\n<p>Lansdale Catholic High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2098\" data-end=\"2167\">Jarrett R. Mott<br data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2116\"\/>Ella P. Huber<br data-start=\"2129\" data-end=\"2132\"\/>Rachel A. Varghese<br data-start=\"2150\" data-end=\"2153\"\/>Ryan Schiedt<\/p>\n<p>La Salle College High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2423\">Charles Brenden Coyne<br data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2227\"\/>Shane Christopher Dominello<br data-start=\"2254\" data-end=\"2257\"\/>Seamus Michael Fabrey<br data-start=\"2278\" data-end=\"2281\"\/>Jack Robert Gatta<br data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2301\"\/>Cooper Christopher Heilig<br data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2329\"\/>Declan Christopher Heilig<br data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"2357\"\/>Emmet Duggan Shanahan<br data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2381\"\/>Cole Patrick Sloan<br data-start=\"2399\" data-end=\"2402\"\/>Matthew Brian Sloan<\/p>\n<p>Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2475\" data-end=\"2523\">Madison Forbes<br data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2492\"\/>Kylee Barton<br data-start=\"2504\" data-end=\"2507\"\/>Faith Robinson<\/p>\n<p>Malvern Preparatory School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2557\" data-end=\"2623\">Vincent Ayala<br data-start=\"2570\" data-end=\"2573\"\/>Blake Lee<br data-start=\"2582\" data-end=\"2585\"\/>James \u201cMac\u201d Crawford<br data-start=\"2605\" data-end=\"2608\"\/>Max Swiderski<\/p>\n<p>Mercy Career &amp; Technical High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2667\" data-end=\"2707\">Savanah M. Barnes<br data-start=\"2684\" data-end=\"2687\"\/>Huy Le<br data-start=\"2693\" data-end=\"2696\"\/>Andy Zeng<\/p>\n<p>Merion Mercy Academy<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2735\" data-end=\"2787\">Emily A. Beggs<br data-start=\"2749\" data-end=\"2752\"\/>Madelyn O\u2019Neill<br data-start=\"2767\" data-end=\"2770\"\/>Colette O. Remy<\/p>\n<p>Monsignor Bonner &amp; Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2857\" data-end=\"2970\">Charlieze R. Ganges<br data-start=\"2876\" data-end=\"2879\"\/>James M. Shallow<br data-start=\"2895\" data-end=\"2898\"\/>Madeline G. Crussard<br data-start=\"2918\" data-end=\"2921\"\/>Chase Phanthavong<br data-start=\"2938\" data-end=\"2941\"\/>Finn M. Boyle<br data-start=\"2954\" data-end=\"2957\"\/>Mia Fanelli<\/p>\n<p>Mount Saint Joseph Academy<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3099\">Charlotte Sophia Fisk<br data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3028\"\/>Julia Anne Burdick<br data-start=\"3046\" data-end=\"3049\"\/>Gabriella Maya Balaratna<br data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3076\"\/>Grace Nadja Balkowski<\/p>\n<p>Nazareth Academy High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3135\" data-end=\"3180\">Annalise Catherine Dubeck<br data-start=\"3160\" data-end=\"3163\"\/>Sadie L. Walker<\/p>\n<p>Pope John Paul II High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3217\" data-end=\"3333\">Tabitha Rose Barczyk<br data-start=\"3237\" data-end=\"3240\"\/>Olivia Rubinich<br data-start=\"3255\" data-end=\"3258\"\/>Josalin Fennell*<br data-start=\"3274\" data-end=\"3277\"\/>Emma Yilin Jin<br data-start=\"3291\" data-end=\"3294\"\/>Sophia Gonsalves<br data-start=\"3310\" data-end=\"3313\"\/>Olivia Vetro Smith<\/p>\n<p>Regina Luminis Academy<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3363\" data-end=\"3380\">Gianna Scoville<\/p>\n<p>The Roman Catholic High School of Philadelphia<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3434\" data-end=\"3545\">Jehoiakim Gabriel<br data-start=\"3451\" data-end=\"3454\"\/>Liam Riehman-Murphy<br data-start=\"3473\" data-end=\"3476\"\/>Andrew Stevens<br data-start=\"3490\" data-end=\"3493\"\/>Justin DiSilvestro<br data-start=\"3511\" data-end=\"3514\"\/>Nicholas Conway<br data-start=\"3529\" data-end=\"3532\"\/>Leif Hoppel<\/p>\n<p>Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3583\" data-end=\"3603\">Kathleen E. Keffer<\/p>\n<p>Saint Hubert Catholic High School for Girls<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"3701\">Isabella Fife*<br data-start=\"3668\" data-end=\"3671\"\/>Miley Egolf<br data-start=\"3682\" data-end=\"3685\"\/>Joyce Szczurek<\/p>\n<p>Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3767\" data-end=\"3841\">Salvatore Kerns<br data-start=\"3782\" data-end=\"3785\"\/>Olivia Morrell<br data-start=\"3799\" data-end=\"3802\"\/>Nicholas Del Buono<br data-start=\"3820\" data-end=\"3823\"\/>Delaney Capitolo<\/p>\n<p>Saint Joseph\u2019s Preparatory School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3882\" data-end=\"4013\">Noah W. Popp<br data-start=\"3894\" data-end=\"3897\"\/>Spencer T. Morinigo<br data-start=\"3916\" data-end=\"3919\"\/>Julien M. O\u2019Hanlon<br data-start=\"3937\" data-end=\"3940\"\/>Peter Bradford<br data-start=\"3954\" data-end=\"3957\"\/>Daniel Dziadon<br data-start=\"3971\" data-end=\"3974\"\/>James P. McAleer<br data-start=\"3990\" data-end=\"3993\"\/>Tyler T. Mahanitra<\/p>\n<p>Villa Joseph Marie High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4051\" data-end=\"4099\">Katherine N. Phillips<br data-start=\"4072\" data-end=\"4075\"\/>Catherine R. Gallagher<\/p>\n<p>Villa Maria Academy High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4138\" data-end=\"4203\">Olivia M. Ward<br data-start=\"4152\" data-end=\"4155\"\/>Madelyn M. DiBonaventura<br data-start=\"4179\" data-end=\"4182\"\/>Elisabeth T. Cheely<\/p>\n<p>West Catholic Preparatory High School<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4248\" data-end=\"4293\">Laila J. Akins<br data-start=\"4262\" data-end=\"4265\"\/>Richard Chen<br data-start=\"4277\" data-end=\"4280\"\/>Victor Chen<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4248\" data-end=\"4293\">***<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4248\" data-end=\"4293\">Editor\u2019s Note: Individuals marked with an asterisk are members of the Connelly Foundation\u2019s Neumann Scholars Program. The program identifies academically talented eighth grade students through a competitive examination and provides four-year scholarships to attend any Archdiocesan high school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By CatholicPhilly Staff Report \u2022 Posted May 28, 2026 The Archdiocese of Philadelphia recognized 132 of the region\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[21628,90219,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-204713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-aops","tag-honors-convocation","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}