By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
MIAMI | The smiling faces below are only part of the story of the class of 2018 in the Archdiocese of Miami. But even the numbers below — as impressive as they are — don’t paint a complete picture.
Numbers don’t convey the hours of effort, the strength of character, or the depth of dedication of this year’s 3,062 graduates of the 12 Catholic high schools, and one virtual school, in the archdiocese. So keep that in mind as you read about some of their accomplishments (in accompanying stories) and peruse these statistics.
- 3,028: college bound, 99 percent
- 1,804: received scholarships for college, 59 percent
- $231,532,415: scholarship money received
- 163: National Merit, Commended or Hispanic Scholars, 5 percent
- 709,839: community service hours completed
- 734: completed 12 years of Catholic education; representing 24 percent of the graduates of six schools that keep those statistics.
God speed, class of 2018. Don’t forget your roots. Hold on to your faith. And continue to make your parents and your Church proud.
ARCHBISHOP COLEMAN CARROLL HIGH, Miami
Valedictorian Ryan Cruz, Archbishop Coleman Carroll
Salutatorian, Alejandro Camacho, Archbishop Coleman Carroll
ARCHBISHOP EDWARD MCCARTHY HIGH, Southwest Ranches
Valedictorian Rebecca Zasloff, Archbishop Edward McCarthy
Salutatorian Matthew Estenoz, Archbishop Edward McCarthy
Valedictorian Andres Dones, Belen Jesuit
Salutatorian Jorge Moscoso, Belen Jesuit
CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH, Fort Lauderdale
Co-Valedictorian Ethan Todd, Cardinal Gibbons
Co-Valedictorian Nicholas Cabanillas, Cardinal Gibbons
CARROLLTON SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART, Coconut Grove
Co-Valedictorian Gabriela Blanco, Carrollton
Co-Valedictorian Nathalie Fuentes, Carrollton
CHAMINADE-MADONNA COLLEGE PREP, Hollywood
Valedictorian Julia Echemendia, Chaminade-Madonna
Salutatorian Kimberley Wyse-Sookoo, Chaminade-Madonna
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HIGH, Miami
Valedictorian Stefan Hengartner, Christopher Columbus
Salutatorian Diego Ramos, Christopher Columbus
IMMACULATA-LA SALLE HIGH, Miami
Valedictorian, Maria del Rocio Velilla, Immaculata-La Salle
Salutatorian, Shannon Mary Hurley, Immaculata-La Salle
MSGR. EDWARD PACE HIGH, Miami Gardens
Summa Cum Laude, Lazaro Alfonso, Msgr. Edward Pace
Summa Cum Laude, Aleisha Fleurantin, Msgr. Edward Pace
Summa Cum Laude, Grace Li, Msgr. Edward Pace
OUR LADY OF LOURDES ACADEMY, Miami
Valedictorian Claudia Pichardo, Lourdes Academy
Salutatorian Evely Forte, Lourdes Academy
Valedictorian Sophia Acosta, St. Brendan
Salutatorian Valentina Espinoza, St. Brendan
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HIGH, Fort Lauderdale
Valedictorian Chad Cerutti, St. Thomas Aquinas
Salutatorian Zahra Shivji, St. Thomas Aquinas
