Newark Catholic High School graduated a class of 46 seniors in a commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22 in the school auditorium. A baccalaureate Mass was celebrated Tuesday, May 17 at Granville St. Edward Church.
The class valedictorian was Margaret Matuska, and the salutatorian was Brooklyn Smith. Forty-four of the seniors will move on to higher education and earned $2.7 million in merit-based scholarships, with one joining AmeriCorps and one entering the workforce.
Twenty-three seniors earned state honors diplomas, and an equal number were inducted into the National Honor Society. They helped contribute more than 300 pounds of food to a local food pantry and performed 1,500 hours of community service.
Members of the Newark Catholic High School Class of 2022 are:
Sean Martin Auer, Kilee Cheyenne Banjoff, Jagger Evan Bare, Charles Edward Beichler Jr., Maggie Adair Boren, Chance Allen Brooks, Brandon Walter Buchanan, Nicholas James Buscemi, Caden David Michael Canning, Cole Bryant Canter, Mary Isabelle Capretta, Abigail Grace Caskey, Chloe Chard Peloquin, Quinton Paul Chute, Dominic McDonald Claeys, Wyatt Scott Conley, Ashton Matthew Cox, Lorenzo Antonio D’Ambrosio, Aliessia Brooke Dugan, Tanner Daniel Elwell, Kate Marie Erhard, Tristan Daniel Gorius and Daniel Vincent Gray.
Paige Janean Green, Lacey Noelle Holman, Kelly Marie Keck, Addison Bailey Kent, Leah Renee King, Matthew Arthur Kirk Jr., Warren Lee Knowlton, Margaret Anne Matuska, Samuel Joseph Muetzel, Shae William Mummey, Noah Christopher Musgrave, Amber Chere Pierce, Ryan Patrick Robbins, Matthew James Roshon, Anne Cecile Scarberry, Reagan Joseph Sheehan, Anthony Cole Sherburne, Brooklyn Joelle Smith, Sarah Katherine Snider, Andrew Joseph Trojack, Richard Samuel Vincent, Donnell Elijah Wallace and Rebecca Ann Whitaker.