On Sunday, February 5, Immaculate High School (IHS) held a special Honors Mass to celebrate students that earned a place on the school’s honor roll for the first semester of the 2016-17 school year.
Over 300 students in grades 9-12 earned academic status of either Honors, High Honors or Distinguished Honors. The day began with a Mass at the school led by Reverend Alphonse Arokiam of St. Rose of Lima in Newtown, CT, for students and their family members, followed by a ceremony that acknowledged their accomplishments and a breakfast reception hosted by the Immaculate Parents Association.
“Immaculate High School is very proud of our students who strive to achieve academic and personal success,” said Mary Maloney, President and Acting Principal of Immaculate High School. “We are very blessed to have a faculty and staff whose commitment and devotion provide the opportunity for students to excel in our academically rigorous program that encourages being spiritual, moral and responsible leaders.”
Immaculate High School consistently has the highest SAT scores of the Diocese of Bridgeport schools, ranking 33 percent above the State average. On average, ninety-nine percent of its students attend college with almost ninety percent receiving merit-based scholarships. The class of 2016 was awarded over $18 million dollars in scholarships, giving families a three-times return on their investments. “Thanks to careful budget oversight and program management, our tuition ranks below the national average and our State Catholic school ranking is in the top fifteen percent,” said Mrs. Maloney.
Additionally, IHS athletics has brought home State championships and individual student-athlete awards and the Fine Arts program has students and play productions recognized for regional and State awards. Due to the school’s size, eighty percent of its students are able to participate in extracurricular activities. With an annual average of 23,000 hours of community service collectively, approximately 80 students are awarded the Presidential Service Award on an annual basis.
Immaculate High School is a private, non-profit Catholic college-preparatory institution serving students from 28 communities in Connecticut and New York. Founded in 1962, Immaculate High School also allows students to focus on their spiritual development, personal moral commitments and service to others. Located in Danbury, CT, Immaculate High School is part of the Diocese of Bridgeport’s parochial school system.
2016-2017 Immaculate High School First Semester Honor Roll:
DISTINGUISHED HONORS
Class 2017
Amy Bohling, Lauren Cirone, John Crotty, Sean Decker, Nicole DiMauro, Evan Doering, Colm Doherty, Giovanni Fardella, Martha Haddad, Will Hatcher, Yuchao Jia, Isabel Kent, Diana Kirkman, Joseph Maloney, Kristina Mancini, Danielle Marcone, Stephanie Maurina, Mikhaela Lee McFarlin, Laura Mezzetta, Logan Monaco, Jenna Pannese, Jillian Pruner, Thomas Reese, Maria Ringes, Lijie Wu, Suyang Wu, Jingyu Zhou
Class 2018
Nolan Ames, Kyle Buzzi, Katherine Cassetta, Emma Connolly, Sean Connolly, Ronan Doherty, James Fahey, William Gasparrini, Matt Giorgio, Jack Guiry, Clare Koch, Marina Kolitsas, Ruotong Li, Lin Lin, Ilona Ludanyi, Rongyu Ma, Jacqueline Maker, Kevin McCoy, Adriana Mercaldo, John Palladino, Nicole Palmieri, Derek Ross, Helena Sabo, Audrey Sedensky, Krista Segreti, Joseph Suarez, Albert Vitiello, Madeline Werdann
Class 2019
Rodolph Antonios, Colby Bellone, Aislin Blair, Sarah Bohling, Kristen Cirone, Natalie Dudas, Ryan Fanella, Mackenzy Garden, Yuxuan Hu, Daniel Impellizzeri, Wenqi Lai, Qianer Lu, Colleen McCann, Victoria McFarlin, Maura Murphy, Sophia Pilla, Kayla Rivera, Angela Saidman, Chris Sanchez, Angela Vodola, Veronica Vodola, Zhiwei Wang, Meizhi Zhao
Class 2020
Francesca Coppola, Molly Coyle, Liam Devine, Keelan Doherty, Diego Echavarria, Ian Fitzgerald, Brigid Gage, Gregory Gruerio, Sean Guiry, George Hyland, Olivia Hynes, Hunter Kirkman, Ryan McNerney, James Mok, Mackenzie O'Rourke, Lauren Petta, Ross Relator, Madeline Suarez, Melissa Weiner
HIGH HONORS
Class 2017
Jason Bellone, David Bono, Stephanie Chimbo, Celine Demers, Jiali Duan, Sean Fahey, Douglas Girardot, Rachel Hewitt, Christoph Impellizzeri, Rosanna Lifrieri, Matthew Olencki, Christiana Pitrelli, Brianna Policarpio, Isabela Ricardo, Luis Ricarte, Marissa Steinerd, Ziwen Wang, Amanda Witkowski, Yifan Zhang
Class 2018
Abigail Allen, Caitlin Ansel, Paul Carlsen, Xuran Chen, Isabella Cippolone, Patrick Cropsey, Joseph Crowley, Marcella Daily, Kendra Dascano, Julia Font, Jillian Fredette, Lauren Garvey, Matthew Gerbo, Emily Giampietro, Silke Grootaers, Colleen Hawk, Brittany Hrabcsak, McKinsey Jarboe, Julia Iannucci, Mary Catherine Kallberg, Boya Li, Jiajian Liu, Connor McNerney, Sebastian Ojeda, Tiffany Saviano, Dominique Valentine, Caroline Wax, Feiyan Yue, Ruixuan Zhang
Class 2019
Ellen Apotheker, Eliana Assaf, Joshua Banh, Michael Basile, Christopher Cabrera, Finan Deakin, Paul Demers, Catherine DiMaria, Isabella Echavarria, Stephanie Faria, Shea Foye, Madison Halas, Mary Johnson, Sage Karp, Natalie Kennedy, Elizabeth Lang, Kristen LeFebvre, Yuxuan Li, Timothy Manning, Taylor Mascetta, Parker McKenzie, John Natal, Jamison Nolan, Kasey Peralta, Amy Perna, Logan Plaisted, Anna Richards, Allen Riego De Dios, Nicole Schlichting, Andrew Tureaud, Yinyu Wang, Tong Zeng, Mozhu Zhao, Keleigh Zuckert
Class 2020
Victoria Bono, Helen Bruce, Alissa Brugnatelli, Michelle DeMotte, Tristan DiNatale, Kieran Doolabh, John Doran, Brian Douglas, Elizabeth Flaherty, Douglas Goetz, Quinn Guth, Rachel Iannarelli, Patrick Iannetta, Peter Johnston, Michael Malgieri, Arthur Michaelsen, Drew Mitchell, Emma Mortara, James O'Keefe, Lauren Oskam, Michael Pinero, Joseph Rios, Andrew Riotto, Madison Rooney, Brendan Taylor, Xiaoyu Wang, Xuanbing Zhang
HONORS
Class 2017
Alec Arconti, Caroline Beal, Emma Beers, Thomas Brown, Courtney Campagna, Dominic Coppola, Meghan DiBella, Fionna Henderson, Christopher Kennedy, Kayla Lanza, Justin Maurina, Katie McAdams, Christopher Mok, Christian Morris, James Parris, Zachary Perna, Savannah Plaisted, MacKenzie Rizzo, Ryein Troiano, Bonnie VosWinkel, Donna Ward, Zachary Zuccala
Class 2018
Adriana Chamberlin, Kelly Cordova, Meghan Coyle, Michelle Curtis, Annunziato DeNardis, Mario DeNardis, Cedric Dinatale, John Finnegan, Jeremy Fisher, Benjamin Fletcher, Dylan Gallagher, Molly Gleissner, Thomas LeFebvre, David Mercier, Mackenzie Riofrio, Amber Schaffer, Meghan Schlichtig, Noah Schmidt, Timothy Seaman, Arianna Shovak, Ayanna Simmons, John Stevenson, Madeline Tomanelli, Cassandra Varian
Class 2019
Emma Baughman, Morganne Cartee, Gabriella Casturani, Matthew Christe, Xinyue Cui, Celine Diaz, Scott Dobos, Hailey Dubbioso, Bartholomew Flaherty, Erica Guydan, Marissa Halkett, Aidan Henderson, Avery Jarboe, Ayinde Johnson, Anna Johnston, Peter Kent, Angella Kousidis, Bingying Liu, Jin Luo, Daniel Manning, Emily Marcone, Emilia McGuiness Getzinger, Jamilly Mendes, Kayla Mingachos, Connor Mitchell, Ismael Ricardo, Marilia Ricarte, Shelby Riofrio, Melissa Schirmer, Ryan Straiton, Bradley Thayer, Menglin Wang, Shjon Whitehead, Jack Woods, Dan Wroblewski, Ruining Yang
Class 2020
Sarah Almeida, Kate Banks, Caroline Brown, Joseph Camillo, Samantha Cavalea, Gillian Chapleau, Kevin Curry, Abigail Gleissner, Alison Harco, Olivia Heineken, David Kallberg, Olivia Kent, Nicolas Lepore, Elisa Lifrieri, Gia Massoni, Sandra Morquecho, James Nogueira, Erica Penny, Lucas Pereira, Hans Reelick, Analiese Seaman, Shayne Simmons, Camille Vail, Elizabeth Varda, Alexander Werdann, Qijing Yang