Scholars and Performers: The Middle School Program's Awards Night

After all the fanfare of May has passed, with prom, final exams and commencement gone, the Middle School Program at CM had its fun at Canobie Lake Park, took in one last week of classes, then celebrated its achievements for the year at the annual Middle School Awards Night, held June 4 in the Perry Gymnasium.

The night, emceed by Dean of Students Mr. Thomas Ryan, honored the accomplishments of the best and brightest students in the Middle School Program this year. With academic awards in each subject area, and Presidential Fitness Awards, Monsignor Charles A. Donahue Awards, and special awards honoring Catholic Memorial's founders and beloved teachers, nearly a hundred students were recognized for their contributions in and out of the classroom this year.

To conclude the evening, Director of Admissions John Mazza recognized the Scholarship Award recipients for the coming year.

Catholic Memorial president Paul Sheff '62 acknowledged the work of those honored. Sheff also reflected on the similarity between the Christian holiday of Pentecost and the closing of the school year. "Pentecost is about the transformation of the followers of Jesus to people who thought of themselves as Christians, the first Christians," said Sheff.

"Middle school is also about transformation, as our young men ready themselves for high school," Sheff said. "Without question a great transformation takes place in our Middle School Program. Tonight we celebrate that transformation. I know your parents are proud of your accomplishments, and so are we."


Some of those honored included:

Brother Samuel A. Ryan Award for the Outstanding Scholar/Athlete: Sean Loftus '14, Shane Starrett '13
Brother Patrick C. Fleming Award for Leadership and Service to the Community: Thomas Quinn '14, David Colarossi '13
Brother Joseph A. Heeran Award for Determination and Dedication to Academics: John Chipman '14, William Byrne '13
Brother C.P. Ryan Award for Sincerely and Consistently putting Christian Values into Practice: Senan Gavin '14, Sean Sullivan '13
Albert M. Todesca, Jr. Award for Outstanding School Spirit: Michael Keane '14, Brandon Erwin '13
General Excellence Award, presented to the number-one ranked student after the first three quarters: Michael Tomaino '14, John Allaire '13

Scholarship Awards: John Allaire, Michael Brown, William Byrne, Sean Canty, Brendan Cheevers, David Colarossi, Nicholas Flanagan, Ross Furash, Jovan Jean-Louis, Cameron Klint, Joseph Lochran, Michael Narducci, Colin Norcross, Ryan Reid, Shane Starrett, John Torpey.