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Pride
The very proud family of Jill Morey of Putnam at the Marianapolis commencement. Courtesy photo.
THOMPSON --- June 6, 2010, at the Marianapolis Preparatory School Commencement 77 seniors and five postgrads received their diplomas. The commencement speaker was Father Alexei Michalenko, a graduate of the Marianapolis Class of 1960, a Catholic priest and full-time chaplain at Georgetown University School of Law. Also addressing the graduates will be class valedictorian Anna Petsching of Oxford, and salutatorian Woo Jae Kim of South S. Korea.
Graduates
Lara Abbott, Thompson; Eugenia Aguilar, Chihuahua, Mexico; Joshua Anthony, Shrewsbury, MA; Ikechukwu AzotamP , Boston, MA; Sofia Baca, Chihuahua, Mexico; Matthew BarbozaP , East Providence, RI; Sarah Bell, Woodstock, CT; Gediminas BertasiusP , Vilnius, Lithuania; Michael Bodreau, Quinebaug, CT; Tyler Brown, South Woodstock, CT; Shenda Cai, Shanghai, China; Christina Casillo, Auburn, MA; Mauricio Celada, San Pedro Garza, Mexico; Hojin Cha, Seoul, S. Korea; Sitong Chen, Shanghai, China; Yee-Ann Chen, Taipei City, Taiwan; Hsin-yi Cheng, Taipei City, Taiwan; Jesse Clark, Thompson, CT; Alejandra CoronaP , Estado Portugues, Venezuela; Patrick Crowley, Sturbridge, MA; Jia Jun Cui, Shanghai, China; Matthew Daoust, Auburn, MA; Tessa DiDonato, Douglas, MA; Jeffrey DuPont, Dudley, MA; Virginia Eliya, Aleppo, Syria; Ling Qian Fang, Maanshan, Anhui, China; Lu Gao, Nanjing, China; Amanda Gemme, Auburn, MA; Nora Geraghty, Sutton, MA; Domino Giancarlini, Babylon, NY; Jeffrey Giering, West Haven, CT; Zachary Gileau, Lisbon, CT; Helaine Goudreau, Auburn, MA; Wade Graves, Southbridge, MA; Lauren Harper, Dudley, MA; David Harris, Thompson, CT; Won Jong Hong, Seoul, S. Korea; Hao Hu, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China; Lillian Irwin, Southbridge, MA; Allan Sheu Jeng, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Kaitlyn Kelly, Thompson, CT; Jeong Hee Kim, Gyeonggi-do, S. Korea; Woo Jae Kim, Kyonggi-do, S. Korea; Jeffrey Labby, N Grosvenordale, CT; Eric LaFramboise, Webster, MA; Jeffery Lai, Taipei, Taiwan; Andrea LaRose, Moosup, CT; Hyeon Woo Lee, Kyonggi-do, S. Korea; Ye Jin Lee, Bucheon, S. Korea; Alan MacKenzie, Putnam, CT; Matthew Martucci, Oxford, MA; Malcolm McGannon, Brooklyn, CT; Michaela Mercier, Moosup, CT; Kyung Sam Min, Kyungki-Do, S. Korea; Jill Morey Putnam, CT; Nickolette Morin, Quinebaug, CT; Benjamin Morrisette, Woodstock, CT; Richard Morrow, Woodstock, CT; Kiran Mullur, Millbury, MA; Dieu Huong Nguyen Si, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; Elizabeth Paul, Sutton, MA; Careese Peters, Woodstock, CT; Anna Petsching, Oxford, MA; Ronica Proulx, Southbridge, MA; Juan QuesadaP , Chihuahua, Mexico; Allison Quevillon, Dayville, CT; Riley Quinn, Danielson, CT; John Rawls, Southbridge, MA; Jeffrey Sabacinski, Webster, MA; Evan Simpson, Southbridge, MA; Zachary Sisko, Brooklyn, CT; Min Kee Song, Seoul, S. Korea; Christopher Spiker, Brooklyn, CT; Xiaoying Wang, Shanghai, China; Yuxi Wang, Tianjin, China; Hao-Chih Wei, Taichung, Taiwan; Jung-Ting Wei, Taichung City, Taiwan; Tianyi Xia, Shanghai, China; Chih-Wei Yang, Taipei, Taiwan; Sirawit Yookhong, Bangkok, Thailand; Sai Zhang, Zhejiang, China; Zhixia Zhang, Zhejiang, China. P = Post Graduate
Prize and award winners
Tom Perkins Art award - Matthew Martucci, Oxford, MA; Chinese medal – Ye Jin Lee, S. Korea; Drama medal – Lillian Irwin, Southbridge, MA; English Medal – Andrea LaRose, Moosup, CT; Gertrude Salvas ESL medal – Jia Jun Cui, China; French medal – Helaine Goudreau, Auburn, MA; Father Albin Gurklis, MIC, Math medal – Zhixia Zhang, China; Music medal – Virginia Eliya, Syria; Photography award - Richard Morrow, Woodstock, CT; Physics medal – Zhixia Zhang, China; Spanish medal – Andrea LaRose, Moosup, CT; Social Studies medal – Helaine Goudreau, Auburn, MA; Theology medal – Kaitlyn Kelly, Thompson, CT; Eric Gustavson U.S. History medal - Riley Quinn, Danielson, CT.
Also: The John Kendratavich Memorial Award – Tessa DiDonato, Douglas, MA; Dr. Louis Loffredo Memorial Award – Eric LaFramboise, Webster, MA; The Father Casimir Kuckell Memorial Awards – Outstanding all around female athelete - Ronica Proulx, Southbridge, MA and Outstanding all around male athelete - Zachary Sisko, Brooklyn, CT; The Mothers of Marianapolis Award – Fiona Fang , China and Heon Woo Lee, S. Korea; The Marianapolis Service Award – Careese Peters, Woodstock, CT; The Marianapolis Alumni Merit Award – Zachary Sisko, Brooklyn, CT; Father John Petrauskas Award – Helaine Goudreau, Auburn, MA; Salutatorian Award – Anna Petsching, Oxford, MA; Valedictorian Award – Woo Jae Kim, S. Korea.
Outside Awards
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Achievement Award – Kiran Mullur, Millbury, MA; The Secretary of the State’s 2010 Excellence in Citizenship Award – Nickolette Morin, Quinebaug, CT; The Office of the Secretary of the State of Connecticut, Secretary of the State, Susan Bysiewicz in recognition of academic excellence and active participation in civic and community activities presents the 12th grade excellence in citizenship award to: Nickolette Morin; Northbridge Teachers Association – Nora Geraghty, Sutton, MA $300; Cumberland Farms Believe and Achieve Scholarship Program – Anna Petsching, Oxford, MA $1000; Webster Dudley Oxford Chamber of Commerce – Matthew Daoust, Auburn, MA $1000; Quinebaug Valley Volunteer Fire Department George W. Walker Memorial Scholarship – Michael Bodreau, Quinebaug, CT $500; U.S. Steelworkers Local 2285 Scholarship – Michael Bodreau, Quinebaug, CT $500; Putnam Rotary Club – Michael Bodreau, Quinebaug, CT and Nickolette Morin, Quinebaug, CT $500; Dudley Soccer Club – Jeffrey DuPont, Dudley, MA $250; 200 Sportsmen Club - 2010 Edgar “Nebo” Engstrand Scholarship – Jeffrey DuPont, Dudley, MA $500.