PROVIDENCE —“Where did the time go?” Ms. Christian M. Young asked rhetorically as she delivered the welcoming address at La Salle Academy’s 139th commencement ceremony at the Cathedral of SS. Peter & Paul on June 10.
But she easily accounted for much of that time by noting all of the good works the students did over the last four years for their school, the community and the world as they reached out in projects such as Mustard Seed, helping the less fortunate, all done in the tradition of St. John Baptiste de La Salle.
“Jesus does live in our hearts,” said Young, of Cranston, who will be attending the University of Rhode Island this fall where she will study physical therapy.
Michael H. Danielewicz delivered the student address. He told his fellow graduates that what they achieved together in their years at La Salle has made them an indelible part of their school.
“We have become, in only a few short years, part of the fabric of La Salle Academy,” said Danielewicz, who along with fellow senior Christopher M. Piette was awarded a National Merit Scholarship this year. Both will attend Brown University this fall, beginning a special eight-year pre-med and medical school program at the university that admits only about 60 students each year from around the world.
Danielewicz spoke of how students have indeed received something very valuable in return for the hard work and dedication they gave to their school.
“We, as Lasallians, have received something available to relatively few other students in modern times: an education based on faith in Jesus Christ, an education based on generosity, an education based on the philosophy of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, the man whose name and identity are no longer mysteries to us, the man whose vision lives on in every classroom, every Christian Brother, every administrator and every teacher at La Salle Academy,” Danielewicz said.
La Salle President Brother Michael McKenery told the graduates to live their lives for the good and to live, breathe and accept their moving on to the next phases in their lives.
“Your corner of the sky awaits you, now fly,” he said.
All the givens have changed he told them, noting how the graduates are entering a world of “uncertainty and moral confusion.”
“If you intend to change the world, change it for the good,” Brother McKenery said.
Of the school’s 327 graduates, 326 are bound for higher education, while one will serve their country in the military.
Catherine Costakos, of Scituate, said she felt she was fully prepared to go out into that world and do something to change it for the better.
This fall, she is off to Boston University, where she will study political science in preparation for a career in law.
Nicholas Famiglietti, of Coventry, will study medical engineering at the University of Rhode Island this fall.
“I really enjoyed my time at La Salle,” he said. “It’s been probably the best four years of my life.”
LASALLE ACADEMY CLASS OF 2010
*+• Madeleine Rose Butts
*+• Dylan J. Clemens
*+• Michael Henry Danielewicz
*+• Andrew R. Olson
*+• Ashley Beth Parker
*+ Christopher M. Piette
*+• Heather Marie Sweet
*+ Kathryn Elizabeth Thompson
*+• Sean Raymond Walsh
Marissa Jacqleen Achin
*+ Sarah E. Ackley
*+ Kelly E. Allin
Andrew D. Aromin
+ Bianca T. aRusso
+ Peter James Ashby
Michael Joseph Autiello
Megan A. Bailey
+ Kevin Coleman Barrett, Jr.
*+ Lucas Thomas Bartone
Carl Andrew Bates-Ribezzo
*+ Victoria Anne Beardwood
*+ Amy Elizabeth Beaudoin
+ Michael J. Beliveau
Brittany Liana Benson
Jamieson P. Bernard
Jacqueline Theresa Bert
*+ Samuel J. Bettencourt
Brittany Nicole Bianco
James Brady Bone
David Michael Boucher, Jr.
Mark L. Boudreaux
*+ Katherine Boyarsky
Luke R. Branchaud
+ Cordelia Elaine Brewster
*+ Taylor Renee Briand
Joshua James Brodeur
*+ Simonne A. Brousseau
*+ John Cutler Brown
*+• Jordan Elizabeth Brown
+ Rebecca Ann Bucci
*+• Jessica M. Burr
Joseph Daniel Cacchiotti
Daria Rosalyn Capaldi
James Matthew Capaldi
Alyssa Alexandra Capasso
*+• Nicole Briana Capobianco
*+ Maria Luisa Antonia Capuano
*+ Robert Joseph Carcone
+ Haley Marie Carloni
*+ Kaitlin Carvalho
+ Gabrielle Lorraine Carvell-Vaughan
Christopher Steven Casale
*+ Nicholas Anthony Solitro Casali
*+ Faye Gutgsell Catalan
*+? Diane Karoline Chaca
+ Matthew James Checrallah
*+ Gianna Lynne Cianci
Andrew Clark
+ Christina Colanduono
• Zachary T. Coletta
*+• Meghan C. Colitz
Christopher Connell
*+ Christine E. Conte
Ralph Anthony Coppola IV
Mitchell Patrick Corneau
*+ Amanda Lynn Correia
*+ Catherine Mary Costakos
*+ Sarah Elizabeth Cote
*+• Emma DeWitt Cotter
+ Stephen M. Cresswell
+ Cara Lena Crook
*+• Aubrey May Curran
Anna Daley
*+ Benjamin Dapaah-Afriyie
+ John Patrick Davey
*+ Katelyn R. DeBlois
*+ Kirsten Holmes DeChristopher
William John Deffley, Jr.
+ Alex Delgado
Jon R. DelGizzo
+ Christopher David D’Elia
*+• Joseph Steven Dellasanta
*+ Shelby Alina Delos
*+ Christopher Ryan Del Prete
Alexandra Elizabeth DeMasi
*+ Lauren Amanda DePetrillo
*+• Jacquelyn Marie Desrosiers
*+ Dana Marie DiBiase
*+ Matthew Bernier DiCenso
Kevin Diffily
Alisha Nicole DiFilippo
Angelica Marie DiMaio
+ Andrew Richard Dimitri
Olga Larisa DiPonte
Edward F. DiRocco, Jr.
+ Ashley Marie Donahue
*+ Joseph Samuel Dooley
+ Luke Jameson Doyle
*+ Erica Michelle Dubis
Tyler B. Duffy
+ Jacob Walter Dyl
*+ Jennifer Elizabeth Edine
+ Michael Q. Enos
Caitlin Carlia Faella
Nicholas Joseph Famiglietti
Christina M. Fantasia
Lauren C. Fayne
Michael John Fazioli
+• Anthony Federici
Sarah Anne Feragne
*+ Alexandrea Lancia Ferguson
Alexander John Ferro
Shannon Fogarty
Corey D. Fossa
Luke Brandan Francis
+ Kathryn Elizabeth Fuoco
*+ Joseph T. Galindo, Jr.
*+ Gianna Elaine Gambardella
Rafael Junior Garcia
Christopher Gaulin
+ Patrick George
*+ Robert Emilio Giudici
Nicholas J. Goins
*+ Nicolas A. Gola
Brandon R. Gomes
Jason Julio Gomez
+ Zachary P. Gordon
James P. Grande, Jr.
David Ryan Grimm
*+ Miika Julius Groden
Patricia Rose Guay
+ Michael Lawrence John Gunson
Brooke Nicole Hadfield
David Andrew Hansen
+ Kathryn Susan Hardcastle
*+ Livia Regina Harkow
*+• Sarah Ann Harrington
Cara Marie Harrold
*+ Julia Claire Harvey
Alexandra Elise Hayes
? Brendan Edward Hefner
+ Matthew R. Heon
+ Shenty Giselle Hernandez
+ Kayla Marie Hersey
*+ Andrew Robert Hevey
+ Derek Kenyon Hey
*+ Lauren Kathleen Higgins
+ Jessica Jean-Marie Hill
Clyde A. Hilliard
John Abraham Hochberger
+ Korey K. Hodnett
Jared M. Hopkins
Kyle John Hourahan
+ Meredith Fearing Howlett
+ Andres P. Hull
+ Lauren M. Hutson
+ Amanda Rose Iacampo
*+• Joseph P. Iacono
*+ Max Edward Isaacson
*+ Amanda L. Jacober
*+ Breanna M. James
*+• Emily Scott James
*+ Alexander Thomas Joyal
*+ Ellen G. Keating
*+ Matthew M. Keenan
*+ Peter B. Keenan
Allison Kelley
Rachel Kelly
*+ Emily MacArthur Kemp
Stephen James Kendall
+ Danielle Kay Kennett
Elie Khoury
Christopher G. Kishfy
+ Kali Lynn Kosh
+• George Elias Koutros
+ Shelby Marie Kowal
Joseph William Krapf
Kadeem Kushimo
*+ Monique Elisabeth Lang
+ Lauren Elizabeth Lanoie
*+ Elizabeth Claire Laprade
Daniel Lavey
+ Tuyen N. Le
+ John S. Leach
*+ Sean Patrick Leach
Mark William Liscio
*+• Sarah Elizabeth Lizotte
Michelle Luangsouphom
+ Curtis Love Lucas
Jonathan Lugo
Travis J. Lundgren
Patrick Raymond Lyons
+ Christopher Macari
+• Rebecca E. Maggiacomo
*+ Brian Dennis Maher
Rhea Lillian Maintanis
+ Chiara Marissa Mancini
*+• Kelsey A. Mancini
+ Jason Mandelli
Frank R. Manera
Bianca R. Manfredo
+ Jessica Marie Mangiante
Smaro Nicole Mantsos
+ Kari Christina Marino
*+ Anthony James Marsella
+ Kimberly Anne Martel
+ Lindsey Elizabeth Martin
Daniel J. Mateus
*+ Nicholas A. Mattiello
*+• Alexandra Mary Mays
Christina Kay McCarthy
*+• Hannah Margaret McDonald
*+ Victoria Sophia McGill
*+• Grace McKay-Corkum
+ Colleen Marie McKenna
+ Shannon Laura McKenna
*+ Arianna Bianca McLynch
+ Caitlin Marie McNulty
*+ Maxwell Kenneth McVay
*+ Michelle Elizabeth Menard
*+• Sarah Elizabeth Mercurio
*+ Andrew David Messner
+ Adam J. Meunier
*+ Meagan Elaine Miller
Rachel Katherine Miller
+ Andrew Morgado
Michael William Thomas Morisseau
Matthew John Muench
*+ Daniel James Murphy
*+ Marissa Ann Musumeci
? Brian P. Neville
Francesco Antonio Nocera
*+ Sara Lynn Nolette
*+• Ashley Ann Nonemaker
Chiara Ann Nottie
*+ Daniel Shea O’Brien
Kevin Michael O’Brien
Matthew Gabriel Oliveira
Terrence Joseph O’Neill
Ryan Herbert Ormerod
*+ Courtney O’Rourke
+ Luis Guillermo Ortiz
Michael Scott Palangio
Ian Palumbo
+ Alyson E. Panzarella
+ Michael Scott Papa
*+ Philip Robert Papineau
Jose Fernando Paulo
+ Eric James Pearson
Rui Dos Santos Pereira, Jr.
*+• Alexandria Carmen Petteruti
Taya Lyn Piccione
+ James P. Poirier
Dylan J. Ponte
*+ Shadira Presbot
*+ Samantha Wenjia Previte
*+ Michael Patrick Primmer
+ Christian J. Pryor
+ Alexandra Rose Pusyka
+ Gabriela A. Ramirez
+ Robert W. Rarus
+ Brett E. Read
+ Jenna Marie Rebello
*+ Courtney Christina Regan
Talia A. Reid
Danny Reyes
+ Kayla Ann Richardson
Richard R. Riordan
Nicholas J. Rodrigues
Christopher Roque
Brendan T. Roy
Stephanie A. Russell
*+ Alison M. Russo
+ Joseph Paul Ryan
+ Stephen Patrick Ryan
Justin M. Salinger
+ Christopher M. Salvati
*+ Samantha J. Santos
+ Alexander Dean Sardella
*+ Nicholas Kumar Savage
Mercedes Lynn Sawyer
David Scorpio
*+ Elaina Genevieve Scorpio
+ Eric Shabashevich
Neal L. Sheusi
*+ Brooke A. Sierra
*+ Emily A. Silvia
*+ Jeremy Dylan Slap
*+• Brittany R. Smeal
Dylan A. Smith
Patrick T. Smith
Leonard A. Solitro
*+ Matthew Richard Sorensen
Jacqueline Marie Sousa
+ Taryn Elizabeth Sousa
Aaron E. Souza
+• Henry Joseph Spalding
*+ Lauren Ann Spinella
Brijette Marie Stamp
+ Michael J. Stewart
Nicholas James Sturgis
*+ Elizabeth C. Sullivan
Jessica L. Sullivan
Ryan Patrick Sutherland
*+ Daniel Svogun
Sarah Swift
+ Amanda L. Terry
*+ Amanda Tessier
*+• Audrey Germaine Trainor
+ Charles G. Tsoumakas, Jr.
*+ Madalyn T. Tundis
Nicole J. Tutalo
*+ Ryan E. Underwood
Kelsea L. Verdi
*+ Adrianna Vescera
+ Matthew L. Vieira
Michael Edward Louis Vigliotti
*+ Ashley Wagoner
Jillian M. Wayss
• Adam Frederick Welch
Caroline Whipple
*+ Gabrielle Katherine DeVantier Whitney
Ailey Rutherford Wilder
Marissa Williams
*+• Menas P. Woloohojian
+ Erica Wright
Christian M. Young
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