Newark Catholic High School graduated a class of 57 seniors in a commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 26 in the school auditorium. A baccalaureate Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, May 21 in Newark St. Francis de Sales Church.
The class valedictorian was Natalie Jungers and the salutatorian was Nathaniel Willis.
Ninety-five percent of the graduates will move on to higher education. They earned $5.3 million in scholarships.
Twenty-one percent plan to take part in intercollegiate athletics, with slightly more than half intending to major in STEM (science, technology, education and mathematics) fields of study.
Fifty-four percent of class members were eligible for the National Honor Society. Their average grade-point average was 3.57.
The class performed 3,948 hours of community service and helped the school donate 608 pounds of food to a local pantry.
Members of the Newark Catholic High School Class of 2024 are:
Isabella Bartholomew, Janelle Brunton, Connor Campbell, Rocco Capretta, Andrew Caton, Trent Clark, Cy Cotterman, Kami Diaz, Minh-Anh Do, Collin Elkins, Andrew Fischer, Ashton Fitzgerald, Kylie Gibson, Zoey Green, Devin Gross, Ava Heffley, Owen Helms, Natalie Holsky and Grace Huffman.
Reagan James, Troy Johnston, Reagan Jones, Natalie Jungers, Erin Keck, Maris Knowlton, Ellie Knuth, Anjelica Lanza, Sofia Laviolette, Mary Ellen Lennon, Maxwell Lintz, Brian Luft, Elizabeth Matuska, Jacqueline Matuska, Bryan McAnally, Connor McKenna, Drew McKenzie, Mia McKinstry and Lauren Meier.
Tristan Musgrave, Avery Nagel, Aiden Parkinson, Roman Ridenbaugh, Nathan Riggleman, Adam Rigley, Mayci Sayre, Eloise Schirtzinger, Melana Shonebarger, Mary Snider, Matthew Spearman, Isabella Tirado, Grace Upton, Richard Urban,
Max Vanoy, Kelly Wendt, Nathaniel Willis, Nicholas Windholtz and Brady Yehle.