WILMETTE, Ill – Saturday, May 27, 2023 – Regina Dominican High School celebrated the Class of 2023 with Convocation and Graduation at the end of May. Kicking off the graduation celebration was the annual Convocation Ceremony on Friday, May 26, which highlighted student achievement during their four years of high school. The Commencement Mass and ceremony were held on campus the next day, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Mass was presided over by Father Peter Wojcik.
Alumnae medalist, Catherine Garvey Goldthorpe '79, spoke to the graduates and recalled her time at Regina Dominican. Highlighting her career as a Pediatric Nurse and then a Lawyer focusing on health care and malpractice cases, Catherine gave the new graduates a wonderful reminder stating “While at Regina, you were taught to think independently, be confident, and excel in all you do. You were encouraged to be compassionate and kind, and use your gifts and God-given talents to minister and be of service to others. Your faith and these skills and traits will serve you well throughout your life.”
Senior Mimi Waddell was awarded the Principal’s Award for Superior Scholarship. This award is given to a graduating senior who has maintained the highest level of academic achievement during her four-year attendance at Regina Dominican.
The members of the Regina Dominican Class of 2023 were accepted to 144 colleges and universities across the country. A list of Honors, High Honors, and Superior Scholars can be found below:
Honors
Fizzah Ahmed
Madeline Barney
Kylie Forde
Isabella Kadlec
Makenna Keating
Katie Kirkland
Katherine Koenig
Maeve Kostyk
Mia Lara
Jayde Mabin
Payton Mobile
Stella O’Connor
Artemis Rohrman
Mallory Schwarck
Mary Shaw
Nicole Sobel
Daisy Velez
High Honors
Ala’a Ali
Francesca Allocco
Margaret Boysen
Erin Collins
Robin Crain
Madeline Evanoff
Sidney Guadarrama
Layla Hajdarovic
Ella Lynch
Molly Lyons
Anais Martinez
Emily McDermott
Lauren Millar
Sania Moinuddin
Annabelle Monaco
Ivana Vasilj
Superior Scholars
Haneefa Adam
Sophia Akosah
Francesca Alferez
Emily Astolfi
Margaret Clancy
Sarah Degand
Ashlyn Foley
Molly Heaney
Mary Hines
Gabriella Kerrigan
Mia Krebs
Josette LaFramboise
Kate Langfels
Grace Leahy
Madeleine Lunt
Kendall Maloney
Marie Maranto
Rebeca Marqueda
Katherine Marzec
Catherine McNamara
Muriel Reese
Grace Schnier
Mirai Silva
Christina Sopikiotis
Mary Storino
Latrisha Taylor
Alexandra Tingle
Mimi Waddell
Sophia Watson