CM Holds Virtual End of Year Award Ceremonies
See our full list of award recipients from our virtual morning and afternoon Final School Meetings.
West Roxbury, Mass.— The Catholic Memorial School community gathered online Thursday for its two virtual Final School Meetings.
The Final School Meetings, which consisted of a high school award ceremony in the morning and a middle school award ceremony and Mass in the afternoon, provided the entire CM community with an opportunity to say goodbye to its students online and to celebrate another year’s worth of accomplishments.
Given the circumstances surrounding the transition to online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Assistant Head of School Mr. Brian Palm reminded students to celebrate the resiliency and grit they displayed from March to June.
“You should all hold your heads up high,” said Mr. Palm, Assistant Head of School.
“This was not easy. And yet, you made it.”
In the morning, the high school award ceremony began with the presentation of the Pursuit of Excellence Awards to the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes by Vice Principal for Grades 9-12 Mr. Karl Danso ’04 and Vice Principal of Academic Affairs Ms. Gloria Riley. These awards included the Pursuit of Excellence in the Discipline Awards and the Founder’s Award, annually presented to the student with the highest grade-point-average at each grade level.
Colin Bligh, of Medfield, earned the distinction for the freshman class, John Marcucci, of Medfield, for the sophomore class, and Giuseppe Presti, of Auburndale, for the junior class.
Members of the Academic and College Counseling Department also distributed their College Book Awards to members of the junior class.
The Final School Meetings, which consisted of a high school award ceremony in the morning and a middle school award ceremony and Mass in the afternoon, provided the entire CM community with an opportunity to say goodbye to its students online and to celebrate another year’s worth of accomplishments.
Given the circumstances surrounding the transition to online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Assistant Head of School Mr. Brian Palm reminded students to celebrate the resiliency and grit they displayed from March to June.
“You should all hold your heads up high,” said Mr. Palm, Assistant Head of School.
“This was not easy. And yet, you made it.”
In the morning, the high school award ceremony began with the presentation of the Pursuit of Excellence Awards to the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes by Vice Principal for Grades 9-12 Mr. Karl Danso ’04 and Vice Principal of Academic Affairs Ms. Gloria Riley. These awards included the Pursuit of Excellence in the Discipline Awards and the Founder’s Award, annually presented to the student with the highest grade-point-average at each grade level.
Colin Bligh, of Medfield, earned the distinction for the freshman class, John Marcucci, of Medfield, for the sophomore class, and Giuseppe Presti, of Auburndale, for the junior class.
Members of the Academic and College Counseling Department also distributed their College Book Awards to members of the junior class.
In the afternoon, Fr. Wayne Belschner, Pastor of St. Mary’s of the Assumption Parish in Dedham, celebrated a virtual Mass before the beginning of the middle school award ceremony. Afterwards, Mr. Palm and Vice Principal of Mission Integration Mr. Kevin Durazo presented the middle school’s academic awards and special distinction awards.
These awards included the middle school Founder’s Awards, presented to 7th grader Andrew Bingham ’25, of Medfield, and 8th grader Jialin Chen, of West Roxbury.
At the end of both the high school and middle school award ceremonies, President Dr. Peter Folan addressed both student bodies. He congratulated the students on their hard work and dedication to their studies.
He also advised them to spend time in reflection this summer, insisting that students take pride in the resiliency and grit they displayed during the transition to online learning.
“I urge each young man to take stock in their life and to examine how much they’ve grown since the start of the school year,” Dr. Folan said.
“Be proud of your efforts and the time that you put in as a community, as you’ve all grown through this experience.”
Please see below for our full list of high school and middle school award recipients:
High School Award Recipients:
Class of 2023: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Discipline Awards
Fine Arts
Michael Collins (West Roxbury)
Theology
Ciaran McGurran (Weymouth)
Math/Computer Science
Samuel Cahill-Farella (Framingham)
English
John Olohan (South Weymouth)
Science
John Garvey (Walpole)
Social Studies
James McGrath (Quincy)
World Language
William Masferrer (Milton)
Class of 2022: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Discipline Awards
Fine Arts
Aidan Healy (Dedham)
Theology
Nicolas Reginato (West Roxbury)
Math/Computer Science
John Marcucci (Medfield)
English
James Parlon (West Roxbury)
Science
Michael Bane (Walpole)
Social Studies
John Marcucci (Medfield)
World Language
Aidan Healy (Dedham)
Class of 2021: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Discipline Awards
Fine Arts
Michael Magee (West Roxbury)
Theology
Giuseppe Presti (Auburndale)
Math/Computer Science
Alexander Kouyoumjian (West Roxbury)
English
Ryan O’Connor (Canton)
Science
Bo Jiang (Dedham)
Social Studies
Benjamin Kimball (Norfolk)
World Language
Alexander Kouyoumjian (West Roxbury)
Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics
9th and 10th Grade Exam
Yushen Chen ’22 (West Roxbury)
11th and 12th Grade Exam
Zhifeng Guo ’21 (West Roxbury)
Outstanding Achievement in Latin
Latin II
Magna Cum Laude
William Masferrer ’23 (Milton)
Joseph Cutting ’23 (Needham)
Latin IV
Magna Cum Laude
Aidan Healy ’22 (Dedham)
Cum Laude
John Marcucci ’22 (Medfield)
Founder’s Award
Class of 2023
Colin Bligh (Medfield)
Class of 2022
John Marcucci (Medfield)
Class of 2021
Giuseppe Presti (Auburndale)
College Book Awards – Class of 2021
Boston College Book Award
Matthew Floyd ’21 (Natick)
Catholic University of America Book Award
Jordan Laudani ’21 (Watertown)
Dartmouth College Book Award
Luke Esposito ’21 (West Roxbury)
College of the Holy Cross Book Award
Nicholas Olwell ’21 (Dedham)
Harvard University Book Award
Zhifeng Guo ’21 (West Roxbury)
Iona College Book Award
Junior Ciprian ’21 (Hyde Park)
Saint Anselm College Book Award
Kevin Prou ’21 (Weymouth)
Saint Michael’s College Book Award
Gage Mohammed ’21 (Dorchester)
University of Massachusetts Book Award
William Stockwell ’21 (Hyde Park)
University of Notre Dame Book Award
Matthew Rotchford ’21 (Dedham)
Yale University Book Award
Giuseppe Presti ’21 (Auburndale)
Middle School Award Recipients
Academic Excellence Awards
Excellence in Art
Santi Lozano-Calderon '25 (Dedham)
Thomas Corra ’25 (West Roxbury)
James Sansone ’24 (Dorchester)
Joseph Way ’24 (Norwood)
Excellence in Critical Making
Christopher Helm ’25 (Milton)
Jack Barry ’25 (West Roxbury)
Aidan Kelly ’24 (Medfield)
Daniel Gaffney ’24 (West Roxbury)
Excellence in English
Andrew Bingham ’25 (Medfield)
Sean Lyons ’25 (West Roxbury)
Yuriy Bane ’24 (Walpole)
Alexander Kryukov ’24 (West Newton)
Excellence in Math
Eric Zhang ’25 (Newton)
Kazuki Goode ’25 (Brighton)
Brendan McKinney ’24 (Milton)
Corey Lawler ’24 (West Roxbury)
Excellence in Music
Zachary Vianna ’25 (Roslindale)
Jonathan Celli ’25 (West Roxbury)
Alexander Pappas ’24 (West Roxbury)
Michael Clinton ’24 (Avon)
Excellence in Science
Sean O’Connell ’25 (West Roxbury)
Paul Yandrisevits ’25 (Dedham)
Declan Smyth ’24 (West Roxbury)
John Enright ’24 (Brighton)
Excellence in Social Studies
Luke Gagnon ’25 (Roslindale)
Morgan Lenehan ’25 (Needham)
Jialin Chen ’24 (West Roxbury)
TJ Elrod ’24 (Natick)
Excellence in Theology
Griffin Conley ’25 (Milton)
Evan Dalmanieras ’25 (West Roxbury)
Owen Galvin ’24 (West Roxbury)
Trevor Dolson ’24 (Jamaica Plain)
Excellence in World Language
Matthew St. Martin ’24 (East Walpole)
Brendan Hashi ’24 (Jamaica Plain)
Excellence in World Language: Latin
Kaelan Chudzinski ’25 (Needham)
John Burns ’25 (West Roxbury)
Christopher Camozzi ’24 (Needham)
Mario Evangjeli ’24 (Hyde Park)
The Founder’s Award for Academic Excellence
Andrew Bingham ’25 (Medfield)
Jialin Chen ’24 (West Roxbury)
Albert M. Todesca, Jr. Award
Carson McCarthy ’25 (West Roxbury)
Michael Norwood ’24 (Hyde Park)
Brother Joseph A. Heeran Award
Sean O’Connell ’25 (West Roxbury)
Jialin Chen ’24 (West Roxbury)
Brother Patrick C. Fleming Award
Andrew Bingham ’25 (Medfield)
Matthew St. Martin ’24 (East Walpole)
Edmund Rice Character and Integrity Award
Jonathan Celli ’25 (West Roxbury)
Shane Flaherty ’24 (Brighton)
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