St. Francis graduates 168 young men
One hundred and sixty-eight young men graduated May 24 from St. Francis High School in La Cañada.
Rev. Antonio Marti, the Provincial of the Western American Province of the Capuchin Franciscan Order, represented Cardinal Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles, at the graduation.
D. Allen Lund, chairman of the board of directors; Rev. Matthew Elshoff, school president; and Thomas Moran, school principal, also officiated at the 59th commencement ceremony of the local Catholic college-preparatory institution.
Valedictorian Joseph Vittorio Renzullo of Pasadena and senior class representative Bryan D. Hang of Sierra Madre gave formal addresses to the audience.
Joseph Vittorio Renzullo received the Capuchin Award and Medal for Scholarship.
Receiving Bank of America Achievement plaques were salutatorian Arman Danielian and salutatorian Henry Richard Harris in liberal arts, and Renzullo for science and mathematics.
Bank of America certificates were awarded to graduates in the following categories: art, Dennis Joseph Chow; English, Matthew Herbert Shubin; fine arts, Thomas Robert Cohen; foreign languages, Antonio Daniel Archuleta and Arman Danielian; mass media, Shaun Michael Keenan and Garrett Andrew Salzman; mathematics, Charles Anthony Pontrelli; publications, Gaetano Rafael lannaccone; religion, Alberto Joshua Ortega; science, Mark Hamilton Shushnar; social studies, Michael Brian Finch and Andrew Richard MacNeal.
The school faculty also presented medals for excellence in subject areas to the following individuals: art, Charles Anthony Pontrelli; athletics, Alexander John Reitnouer; biology, Andy Yanting Lee; chemistry, Joseph Vittorio Renzullo; chorus, Jonathan Martin Villafuerte Llams; computer science, Gregory Alexander Asatrian; drumline, Michael Alan Johnson; economics, Grant Nelson Hutchins; English, Scott Howes Hunter; European history, Henry Richard Harris; kinesiology, Andrew Kristian Nolan; Latin, Daniel Harrison Scheper; mass media, Taylor Joseph Vallone; mathematics, Joseph Vittorio Renzullo; physics, Andy Yanting Lee; publications, Royce Ka-Jun Lam; religion, Dennis Joseph Chow; Spanish, Alberto Joshua Ortega; theater, Thomas Robert Cohen; United States government, Patrick Lewis Degnan; United States history, Robert Joseph Warnock.
At the Baccalaureate Mass on May 23, Community Service Awards were presented to Patrick Lewis Degnan (Pro Deo et Patria for Leadership); Dennis Joseph Chow (Pro Deo et Ecclesia for Leadership); Taylor Joseph Vallone (Fred Purner Humanitarian Award); and Christopher Eric Orme (Roger Barkley Award for Outstanding Character).
The Class of 2008
(* La Cañada Grads)
Mishaal Sabah Alquaddoomi
Michael Gerard Anastassiou
Derek Aoki
John Basil Lucas Aranda
Antonio Daniel Archuleta
Steven Anthony Arriola
Gregory Alexander Asatrian
Matthew Francis Barker
Christopher E. Bautista
Christopher John P. Bautista
Vicken Sevag Bekarian
Julian Bermejo
Kevin James Bessolo
Eric Jeffrey Bonfiglio
Christopher M. Brennan
Eric Matthew Briones
John Joseph Bruer*
Brooks Alan Burns
Ryan Thomas Bussjaeger
Michael Andrew Campagna
Ivan Gabriel Carabajal
Bryan Joseph Carmody
Ramiro Gustavo Carreon
Juan Sebastian Castro
Dennis Joseph Chow
Thomas Robert Cohen
Arman Danielian
Michael Bruce Dean
Patrick Lewis Degnan*
Michael Christopher DeLelio
Giancarlo Diaz
Zayd Dinaully
Corwin Alexander Doerning
Franz Josef Dreher, Jr.
Carlos Paul Duarte II
Aaron Victor Dunst
Max Daniel Dupill
Nicholas Robert Early
Ryan James Evans*
Jonathan Brooks Farrar
John Arthur Ferris
Scott Martin Fiedler*
Michael Brian Finch
Kyle L.O. Finkelberg
Oliver Andrew Flynn
Joseph Williams Franco
Alexander Frederich Fritz
Kevin Alexander Garcia
Peter Christopher Garcia
Brian David Glynn
Daniel Hernandez Godinez
David Hernandez Godinez
Luis Enrique Gonzalez
Jared Ramon Gopiao
Benjamin William Granja
Adrian William Guy
Charles Lester Hamlin
Brandon Donald Hammerli*
Bryan D. Hang
Henry Richard Harris
Toby Cameron Hayward
Gabriel Adam Hernandez
Matthew Robert Hernandez
Christopher Herrera
Austin Edward Heyworth
Cameron Noah Hotchkis
Scott Howes Hunter
Grant Nelson Hutchins
Gaetano R. Iannaccone
William Imperial
Andrew William Iraheta
Richard N. James
Eric Jérôme Jauffret*
Michael Alan Johnson
Casimir Clement Jones
James Phillip Jordan
Russell Juma
Mesrop Karapetyan
C.L. Keedy IV
Shaun Michael Keenan
Kevin Carl Kiang
Hunter Blakely Kirkwood
Royce Ka-Jun Lam
Alexander Shan Lara
Alberto La Torre, Jr.
Luc Ryan Laverdiere
Jeff Lazo
Andy Yanting Lee*
Brian Lee
Michael Leiaghat
Maxwell Crawford Leisure
Jonathan M.V. Llamas
Anthony Louis Lombardo*
Michael Alexander Lopez
Matthew Thomas Lusnia
Andrew Richard MacNeal
Kenneth Bruce MacNeal
Michael R. McArdle
Corey Patrick McCarthy*
Patrick Brendan McCoy
Sean Robert Mc Guinness
Jeffrey McKibben
Philip Patrick Miller
Kyle Christopher Morgan
Hayden Thomas Morphy
Christopher J. Moseley
Jeffrey Thomas Nance
Alec Randall Neumeyer
John Robert Nielsen
Andrew Kristian Nolan
Erik Matthew Oberhammer
John Hiroyuki Oka
Joseph E. Orlandini Jr.*
Christopher Eric Ormé
Alberto Joshua Ortega
Nicholas Miguel Ortiz
Kevin Michael Paredes
Timothy John Parris, Jr.
Andres Edgardo Perez
Kevin Daniel Petersen
Nicholas Vincent Petito
Bryan Jerome Phillips
Justin A. Ponce
Charles Anthony Pontrelli
Samuel P. Pontrelli
Nicholas Adam Posthuma
Ian Andrew Powell
Ricardo Buzollo Prata
Mark Christian Prator
Kevin Michael Puchalski
David Alexander Raba
Brandon Alexander Recker
Alexander John Reitnouer
Joseph Renzullo
Grant Edward Richards
Christopher J.B. Ripple
Trevor Douglas Roberts
Jeffrey Grant Sabaitis
Mick Peter Saguin
Mahyar Salehpour
Garrett Andrew Salzman
Andrew John Sauer
Daniel Harrison Scheper
Patrick Glenn Schwing
Cameron Barton Seebach
Rafael Aaron Serfaty
Matthew Charles Shoop
Matthew Herbert Shubin
Mark Hamilton Shushnar*
Brian Patrick Simpson
Nathan Ryan Stark
Robert Joseph Stattler
Nicholas William Swart
John Justin Miciano Sy
Thomas A. Tartaglione Jr.
Armand Terzian
Eric Valentin Traba
James Lawrence Tyler
Daniel Anthony Valdez II
Taylor Joseph Vallone
Steven Joseph Vargas
Daniel Andrew Veloz
Robert Joseph Warnock
Joseph Anthony Wazir
Marc Shogo Witt
Kyle Edward Wong
Timothy Liang Wu
Jora Joseph Zaroukian