June 2011 - Diocese of Bridgeport

June 201119SchoolsUniversity in the fall, wherehe has been accepted on the footballteam. He plans to major inbiology.“Jessica has served as a leaderin the classroom and through hermany extra-curricular activities,”says Notre Dame’s principal,Chris Cipriano. “Ben has ledby example as a student-athletethroughout his four years atNotre Dame, excelling academically,serving as a captain of thefootball team, and volunteeringfor a campus ministry projects.”ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL, TRUMBULL – Amanda Dudzinski, valedictorian;Alyssa LaFrenierre, salutatorianSt. Joseph, TrumbullSt. Joseph High School inTrumbull, the largest of thediocesan high schools, graduated200 seniors out of a studentbody of 806 on June 3. AmandaDudzinski is St. Joe’s valedictorian;Alyssa LaFrenierre is salutatorian.Amanda Dudzinski is amember of St. Mark Parish inStratford. She is active in theNational Honor Society, chairingevents like a blood bank, offeringtutoring, and helping with eventset ups. She serves as a StudentAmbassador, making presentationsabout St. Joe’s at elementaryschools and hosting visitors tothe school. In the community sheis an enthusiastic volunteer withHabitat for Humanity. As winnerof the Notre Dame UniversityScholarship, Amanda will headto South Bend this fall.Alyssa LaFrenierre of St.Theresa Parish in Trumbullhas been named salutatorianat St. Joseph High School. Inaddition to her academicachievement Alyssa is a memberof the National HonorSociety, president of the ItalianNational Honor Society, andlead altar server and cantorat St. Theresa. Winner of theKenyon Distinguished AcademicScholarship, Alyssa will beattending Kenyon College inOhio where she will major inBiology/Pre-Med.“Amanda embodies all thebest of St. Joseph High School;➤ continued on page 24University of AlabamaAlbany University (SUNY)Albany College of PharmacyAlbertusAmerican UniversityAmherst CollegeAnna Maria CollegeArcadia UniversityArizona State UniversityAssumption CollegeCollege of the AtlanticAuburn UniversityAve Maria UniversityBall State UniversityBelmont UniversityBentley UniversityBoston CollegeBowdoin CollegeUniversity of BridgeportBrown UniversityBryant UniversityBucknellCabrini CollegeCalifornia College of the ArtsUniversity of California -University of California -University of California – SantaBarbaraCanisiusCarnegie Mellon UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityCastleton State CollegeCatholic University of AmericaCentral Connecticut StateUniversityThe CitadelChamplain CollegeUniversity of ChicagoClarkson UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityColby Sawyer CollegeColgate UniversityCollege of the AtlanticCollege of CharlestonUniversity of ColoradoColorado State UniversityConnecticut CollegeUniversity of ConnecticutCornell UniversityCreighton UniversityCurry CollegeUniversity of DaytonUniversity of DelawareUniversity of DenverDickinson CollegeDrew UniversityDrexel UniversityDuquesne UniversityEastern Connecticut StateUniversityEckerd CollegeElizabethtown CollegeElmira CollegeElonEmbry Riddle AeronauticalInstituteEmerson CollegeEmmanuel CollegeEndicott CollegeFairfield UniversityFlorida Institute of TechnologyFordham UniversityFranciscan UniversityFranklin Pierce UniversityFurman UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity of GeorgiaGettysburg CollegeGonzaga UniversityGreen Mountain CollegeHampshire CollegeUniversity of HartfordHartwickHaverford CollegeHigh Point UniversityHobart and William SmithCollegesHofstraCollege of the Holy CrossUniversity of IllinoisIndiana UniversityIona CollegeIthaca CollegeJacobs University BremenJames Madison UniversityJohn Carroll UniversityKeene State CollegeKing’s CollegeLafayette CollegeLaguna College of Art and DesignLaSalle UniversityLe Moyne CollegeLehigh UniversityLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola University ChicagoLoyola University of MarylandMembers of the Fairfield PrepClass of 2011 were accepted atthese Colleges and UniversitiesLoyola University New OrleansLynchburg CollegeLyndon State CollegeUniversity of MaineManhattan CollegeManhattanvilleMarist CollegeMaritime College (SUNY)Marquette UniversityUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Massachusetts-AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts-BostonMassachusetts College ofPharmacyMassachusetts MaritimeAcademyMcDaniel CollegeMercy CollegeMerrimack CollegeMiami University - OhioUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MichiganMuhlenberg CollegeUniversity of New EnglandUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of New HavenNew York UniversityNiagara UniversityNichols CollegeNortheastern UniversityUniversity of Notre DameOhio UniversityOhio Wesleyan UniversityPace UniversityPeabody Institute of JohnsHopkins UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State UniversityPepperdine UniversityPhiladelphia UniversityUniversity of PittsburghProvidence CollegePurdue UniversityQuinnipiac UniversityRegis CollegeRegis UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of RichmondRider UniversityRoanoke CollegeRochester Institute of TechnologyRocky Mountain College of Artand DesignRoger Williams UniversityRosemont CollegeRutgers UniversitySacred Heart UniversitySalisbury UniversitySalve Regina UniversityUniversity of San DiegoUniversity of San FranciscoSanta Clara UniversityUniversity of the Sciences inPhiladelphiaUniversity of ScrantonSeton Hall UniversitySiena CollegeSkidmore CollegeUniversity of South Carolinawww.fairfieldprep.orgSouthern Connecticut StateUniversityUniversity of South FloridaSouthern Methodist UniversitySpringfield CollegeSt. Anselm CollegeSt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. John’s UniversitySt. Joseph’s UniversitySt. Lawrence UniversitySt. Louis UniversitySt. Michael’s CollegeSt. Peter’s CollegeCollege of St. RoseSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeStonehillSusquehanna UniversityTexas Christian UniversityTowson UniversityTrinity CollegeTrinity College, DublinTulane UniversityUnion CollegeUnited States Military AcademyUniversity of VermontUrsinusVaughn College of Aeronauticsand TechnologyVillanova UniversityUniversity of VirginiaVirginia Military InstituteWake Forest UniversityWaynesburg UniversityWesley CollegeWestern Connecticut StateUniversityWest Liberty UniversityWestern New England CollegeWest Virginia UniversityWheaton CollegeCollege of William and MaryCollege of WoosterWorcester Polytechnic InstituteXavier UniversityFairfield CollegePreparatory SchoolA Jesuit, Catholic School of Excellence