Students honored as “distinctive scholars”

Sixty-three graduating seniors representing 21 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore were recognized as “distinctive scholars” for their academic excellence and leadership.

The awards were presented April 24 during convocation at Towson Catholic High School. Three students from each school received the award. Bishop W. Francis Malooly, western vicar, led a vespers service at the event and Monsignor F. Dennis Tinder, pastor of Immaculate Conception in Towson, served as emcee at the event.

The 2007 distinctive scholars are:

Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore: Daniel R. Flanagan, Lucas A. Horn, John Dennis Woodward Jr.

Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn: Laura Doran, Helen Higuera, Joseph Wyrwas

Bishop Walsh School, Cumberland: Leah Scarpelli, Jordan Stanley, Stephanie Wilmes

Calvert Hall College High School, Towson: William Doub, Patrick Gregg
Ryan Kelly

The Cardinal Gibbons School, Towson: Daniel K. Hughes, John R. Michaels, Wyatt Seth Wheeler

The Catholic High School of Baltimore: Rossella Procopio, Laura Sposato
Nicole Stumpf

St. Frances Academy, Baltimore: Chanaye De’aira Jackson, Morgan Paige Russell, Deonte Melvin Tuggle

Institute of Notre Dame, Baltimore: Caitlin Adams, Angela Bucci,
Amanda Ward

The John Carroll School, Bel Air: Kyle Hanratty, Jillian Hughes,
Meaghan Moxley

Saint John’s Catholic Prep, Frederick: Katherine Bidinger, Melissa Lineburg, Rachel Smith

Loyola Blakefield, Towson: Christopher Cimaglio, Mark Grobaker,
Andrew Oles

St. Maria Goretti High School, Hagerstown: Molly Jameson, Heather E. Morgan, John J. Streifel

St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis: Julian Lewis Bouma, Barbara Brann Cole, Christopher Lawson Ruland
Maryvale Preparatory School, Brooklandville: Nicole Bouchard, Stephanie Diegel, Heather Lawson

Mercy High School, Baltimore: Karen M. Buchheister, Aubry M. Doran,
Ashley A. Kowalski

Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville: Mary Crocamo, Claire Huggins,
Rebecca Tilyou

Mount Saint Joseph High School, Baltimore: Joseph Altmann, Anthony DiChiara Jr., Thomas Meyer

Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson: Gabriella LaVerghetta, Sarah Miller, Catherine Wisniewski

Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School, Essex: Caitlin Kinnear, Kasha Leese, Christina Polek

The Seton Keough High School, Baltimore: Montana Aydlett, Meghan Brown, Stephanie Velky

Towson Catholic High School, Towson: Brandon Britto, Kelly Lurz, Anthony Powell