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may 29, 2011<br />
Annual Italy trip a highlight for seniors<br />
Moira O’Neill<br />
Executive News Editor<br />
Just like every Easter break for the<br />
past 16 years, <strong>Gibbons</strong> students, faculty<br />
and staff traveled together to Italy for<br />
the annual Italy trip.<br />
This year, 44 graduating seniors<br />
and seven faculty members spent nine<br />
days experiencing the culture of Italy.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Italy trip is led by Assistant<br />
Principal for Student Activities Mike<br />
Rogosich, who has gone every year<br />
since he first went as a chaperone 16<br />
years ago. Rogosich said he now feels<br />
that it his responsibility to bring people<br />
on this trip, which in many ways has<br />
changed him.<br />
“I’m obligated to return the favor<br />
to other kids and other people,” said<br />
Rogosich. “And I absolutely love doing<br />
it.”<br />
Students recognized for achievement<br />
Hayley Amanna – Regional Scholastic Art,<br />
Silver Key<br />
Christian Anderson – Drum Line<br />
Zachary Ang – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Abigail Baric – FYI Secretary, Lenten Soup<br />
Sales, Dress Down Day Canned Food Drive<br />
Andrew Bass – NHS Executive President,<br />
NHS Service<br />
Ryan Beale – National Latin Exam for<br />
Latin 2, Gold Summa Cum Laude<br />
Celia Bettinsoli – Randolph College<br />
Classics Department Book Award<br />
Erin Blaser – Retreats<br />
Sean Brassington – Regional Scholastic<br />
Art, Gold Key, National Scholastic Silver<br />
Key<br />
Kaylee Braswell – National Latin Exam for<br />
Latin 1, Cum Laude<br />
Chase Brewster – Science Olympiad State<br />
MVP, Regional Scholastic Art, Silver Key,<br />
Science Olympiad Medal Winner<br />
Leah Bryson – Visual Art Exchange Young<br />
Artists Exhibit, First Place and Margot<br />
Richter Scholarship, Regional Scholastic<br />
Art, American Visions Nominee, 3 Gold<br />
Keys, National Scholastic American<br />
Visions Award<br />
James Butler – Coffee House, <strong>Gibbons</strong><br />
Inklings, Moot Court Most Improved<br />
Team<br />
Ashley Cairns – National Catholic Forensic<br />
League, Moot Court Most Improved Team,<br />
Model UN-1 st Place<br />
Sarah Callanan – NHS Service<br />
Robert Callus – NHS Service<br />
Sean Cannon – Coffee House<br />
Marc Celestini – Latin Music Club,<br />
Robotics Club Inspire Award<br />
Daniela Chiavegatto – NHS Service<br />
Matthew Clarke – Drum Line<br />
Jacob Comello – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Megan Comstock – National Latin Exam<br />
for Latin 1, Cum Laude<br />
Madeline Cooke – Science Olympiad<br />
Medal Winner<br />
Angela Curtin – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Cristina Curtin – NHS Service, National<br />
Latin Exam for AP Latin, Magna Cum<br />
Laude<br />
John Czuhai – National Latin Exam for<br />
Latin 1, Cum Laude<br />
Kelly Daniels – NHS Service<br />
Erin Davidson-Dyer – Robotics Club<br />
Inspire Award<br />
Sarah Davidson-Dyer – Anime Club,<br />
Catholic Daughters Education Contest,<br />
Robotics Club Inspire Award<br />
Hunter Davis - Yearbook<br />
James Daw – Drum Line<br />
Kristen DeMaria – NHS Service<br />
Patrick Dever – Moot Court Most<br />
Improved Team<br />
Santino DeVita – Student Council<br />
Executive Treasurer<br />
Brandon Dini – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Tyler Do – NHS Service<br />
Colin Donahue – Student Council<br />
Executive President<br />
Katie Donahue – NHS Executive 1 st Vice<br />
President, National Honor Society Service<br />
Al Drago – Catwalk for Cancer, Retreats<br />
Haley Drummond - Yearbook<br />
Brooke Eichenlaub – Science Olympiad<br />
Medal Winner<br />
Allison Elias-DeJesus – Regional<br />
Scholastic Art – Gold Key<br />
Stefano Fenu – Robotics Club Inspire<br />
Award, Moot Court Most Improved Team,<br />
Science Olympiad Medal Winner<br />
Christopher Fernandez – Marketing Club<br />
Victoria Fernandez – NHS Service, Miracle<br />
League/Buddy Walk<br />
Austin Fountain – Marketing Club<br />
David Foye – National Latin Exam for<br />
Latin 2, Magna Cum Laude<br />
Jovanna Fuentes - Retreats<br />
Griffin Gast – National Latin Exam for<br />
Latin 2, Magna Cum Laude<br />
Christopher Geaslen – Student Council<br />
Executive Secretary<br />
Clay Geiger – Liturgy Tech Crew<br />
Caroline Geradts – Le Cercle Francais,<br />
NHS Service<br />
Mary Olivia Gerald – NHS Service<br />
Christina <strong>Gibbons</strong> – Regional Scholastic<br />
Art, Gold Key<br />
Jacquelyn Girard – Le Cercle Francais<br />
Allyson Goff – Box-A-Thon<br />
Cindrella Gomes – FYI Vice President,<br />
Lenten Soup Sales, Senior Citizens Prom<br />
Sarah Graves – Le Cercle Francais, Global<br />
<strong>Crusader</strong>s<br />
Michelle Green – Biology Club<br />
Cameron Hahn – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Lauren Halk - Retreats<br />
Benjamin Halula – NHS Service, Liturgy<br />
Tech Crew, Retreats<br />
Chandler Hays – Latin Music Club,<br />
Strategy Club<br />
Samuel Heath - Repeater<br />
Maggie Holsinger – Global <strong>Crusader</strong>s,<br />
NHS Executive Treasurer, NHS Service,<br />
Moot Court Most Improved Team<br />
Madeline Hooper – Catwalk for Cancer<br />
Zachary Howard – Marketing Club<br />
Kathryn Johanson – Le Cercle Francais<br />
Chris Johnson – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Ariana Keeling – Robotics Club Inspire<br />
Award<br />
Anna Kihm – Regional Scholastic Art,<br />
Gold Key<br />
Amilyn Kober – Book Club<br />
Cori Krause – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Sean Lanier – NHS Service, Robotics Club<br />
Inspire Award<br />
Andrew LaPointe – Senior Citizens Prom<br />
Charlotte Leadem – NHS Executive<br />
Secretary, National Honor Society Service<br />
Lauren Long – Regional Scholastic Art –<br />
Silver Key<br />
Joseph Lucido – NHS Service<br />
Avery Lue – Tri-M Honor Society<br />
Christina Mancini – Regional Scholastic<br />
Art, Silver Key<br />
Maggie Manning – NHS Service, Regional<br />
Scholastic Art, Gold Key<br />
Carolyn Mathiot – NHS Service, Retreats<br />
Mary Clare Mazzocchi – United States<br />
Institute of Peace Essay Contest, 1 st Place<br />
State Winner<br />
Katia McClure – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Anne McGarry – NHS Service<br />
Jonathan McGee - Retreats<br />
Ashley Meehan - Retreats<br />
Maeve Mense – Strategy Club<br />
Andrew Merritt – Carolina Designer<br />
Craftsmen Student Participant, Regional<br />
Scholastic Art, Gold Key<br />
Kevin Miller – NHS Service<br />
Lauren Miller – Coffee House, Club for the<br />
Easily Amused, <strong>Gibbons</strong> Inklings<br />
Alexis Milner – Lancer Club<br />
Ryan Milroy – FYI President, Dress Down<br />
Day Canned Food Drive<br />
Chloe Mintel – Regional Scholastic Art,<br />
Gold Key<br />
Maggie Mitterling – Retreats, Strategy Club<br />
Amy Morris – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Kelly Morrissey – NHS Service, Box-A-<br />
Thon, Retreats<br />
Cal Murphy - Retreats<br />
Morgan Murray – NHS Service, Yearbook<br />
Christopher Noonan – Global <strong>Crusader</strong>s,<br />
Marketing Club<br />
Sean O’Leary – Surf Club<br />
Derek Palinski – National Latin Exam for<br />
Latin 2, Cum Laude<br />
Michael Palmer – Strategy Club<br />
Marina Pappas – Regional Scholastic Art,<br />
Gold Key<br />
Colin Pennington – Strategy Club<br />
Allyson Perez – National Catholic Forensic<br />
League, Science Olympiad Medal Winner<br />
Vincent Perino - Repeater<br />
Anna Pincus – Repeater, Moot Court Most<br />
Improved Team, Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Nicholas Pizzurro – Student Council<br />
Executive Vice President<br />
Christine Prosser – NHS Service, Retreats<br />
Natalie Protasowicki – Science Olympiad<br />
Medal Winner<br />
Erin Quinn – National Latin Exam for<br />
Latin 1, Magna Cum Laude<br />
Matthew Racher - Retreats<br />
Elizabeth Raines – Regional Scholastic Art,<br />
Silver Key<br />
Peter Rajani – Visual Art Exchange Young<br />
Artists Exhibit, Honorable Mention,<br />
Regional Scholastic Art, 2 Gold Keys<br />
Marybeth Rauh – Catholic Daughters<br />
Education Contest, Regional Scholastic<br />
Art, 2 Silver Keys and 2 Gold Keys<br />
Tyler Re – Biology Club<br />
Daniel Reiland – Repeater, Science<br />
Olympiad Medal Winner<br />
Danielle Repke - – National Latin Exam for<br />
AP Latin, Cum Laude<br />
Jennifer Rilley – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Marquette Rocque – National Latin Exam<br />
for Latin 1, Cum Laude<br />
Abigail Rodriguez - Retreats<br />
Richard Rosso – Tri-M Honor Society,<br />
American Math Competition, 10 th grade<br />
school winner<br />
Aaron Ruff – Video Club<br />
Michael Ruff - Retreats<br />
Claudia Rutikowski – Club for the Easily<br />
Amused<br />
Gabrielle Saleh - Retreats<br />
Michael Schnupper – National Latin<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Crusader</strong> 3<br />
Group travels across the world to experience Italian culture<br />
<strong>The</strong> itinerary is jam-packed the<br />
whole trip. From Venice, Rome, or to<br />
smaller towns in Italy, the trip has a<br />
wide range of activities and places to<br />
see.<br />
“It was cool seeing everything<br />
we talked about in religion class. <strong>The</strong><br />
churches were amazing,” said Katie<br />
Donahue.<br />
“My favorite part was St. Anthony’s<br />
Basilica. I loved the atmosphere and<br />
how the Church was alive,” said Maggie<br />
Manning.<br />
<strong>The</strong> trip is not only about<br />
sightseeing, but is also an opportunity<br />
to learn about cultural differences,<br />
and to experience Catholicism in a<br />
completely different way.<br />
“What kids get the most out of it is<br />
[a better] understanding of the Catholic<br />
News<br />
view of the world,” said Rogosich.<br />
<strong>The</strong> group took a break from their<br />
hectic schedule in order to celebrate<br />
Easter Sunday Mass at the Vatican.<br />
For some, this was definitely one of the<br />
highlights of the trip.<br />
“My favorite part of the trip was<br />
Easter Mass at the Vatican,” said<br />
Maggie Holsinger. “It was so cool<br />
seeing Catholics from across the world<br />
to come together to celebrate. It was<br />
special.”<br />
From eating, driving, money and<br />
language, there were many differences<br />
to overcome when traveling to a<br />
different country.<br />
“Our dress stood out one hundred<br />
percent from Europeans,” said<br />
Manning.<br />
Photo courtesy of Maggie Holsinger<br />
Austin Yarber, Maggie Holsinger,<br />
Connor Cloninger, Taylor Mihok,<br />
and Ben Halula pose in front of<br />
the Colosseum.<br />
Students were recognized for their dedication and service to clubs and<br />
organizations at the annual Student Recognition Ceremony<br />
Exam for AP Latin, Magna Cum Laude,<br />
American Math Competition, 12 th grade<br />
school winner and AIME qualifier<br />
Fei-Lin Scruggs – NHS Service, FYI<br />
Publicity, Lenten Soup Sales, Dress Down<br />
Day Canned Food Drive<br />
Winston Senter – Regional Scholastic Art,<br />
Silver Key<br />
Audrey Shannon – NHS Service<br />
Christopher Shannon – Liturgy Tech Crew<br />
James Shearin – Retreats, Yearbook<br />
Daniel Sheehan – NHS Service, Catwalk<br />
for Cancer, Retreats<br />
Lauren Sheplock – NHS Service<br />
Laura Sheridan – Science Olympiad<br />
Regional JV MVP, Science Olympiad<br />
Medal Winner<br />
Alanna Smith – Biology Club<br />
Hunter Smith – NHS Executive 2 nd Vice<br />
President, National Honor Society Service<br />
Paul Spencer – Coffee House<br />
Jack Strickland – National Latin Exam for<br />
Latin 1, Cum Laude<br />
Karthik Sundaram – National Latin Exam<br />
for AP Latin, Silver Maxima Cum Laude<br />
Nicholas Teder – Video Club<br />
Anne <strong>The</strong>len – Congressional Art<br />
Competition, Regional Scholastic Art,<br />
Silver Key<br />
Scott Thieken – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Daniel Todd - Retreats<br />
Blair Torres – Regional Scholastic Art, 3<br />
Gold Keys<br />
David Torres – North Carolina Museum of<br />
Art Teen Advisory Council, Congressional<br />
Art Competition<br />
Grace Turner – Box-A-Thon<br />
Nathanial Vaughn – Moot Court Most<br />
Improved Team and Most Improved<br />
Competitor<br />
Dominick Vellucci – National Latin Exam<br />
for Latin 2, Cum Laude<br />
Andrea Velosa – Marketing Club<br />
Emily Venezie – North Carolina State Fair<br />
Lions Club Kettlecorn Booth<br />
Erin Walklet – NHS Service<br />
Nathan Walters – Liturgy Tech Crew<br />
Ryan Wangen – Science Olympiad<br />
Regional Varsity MVP, Science Olympiad<br />
Medal Winner<br />
Andrew Wasilick – Liturgy Tech Crew<br />
Grady Whitsit – Regional Scholastic Art,<br />
Gold Key<br />
Emmary Williams – North Carolina<br />
Museum of Art Teen Advisory Council<br />
Helen Williford – Regional Scholastic Art,<br />
Gold Key<br />
Robby Wilson – Science Olympiad Medal<br />
Winner<br />
Brandon Woolard – National Latin Exam<br />
for Latin 2, Gold Summa Cum Laude,<br />
Science Olympiad Medal Winner<br />
Michael Zanga – Anime Club<br />
Dillon Zarrelli – Drum Line<br />
Caroline Zullo- Moot Court Most Improved<br />
Team, Model UN, 1 st Place<br />
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