Congratulations to the class of 2015 on their many accomplishments! Here are just a few examples:
$23.7 million in college and university scholarships
Military Academies
Julia Bailey - U.S. Naval Academy
Michael Galvan - U.S. Naval Academy
Michael Hurley - U.S. Naval Academy
Collin Snyder - U.S. Naval Academy
ROTC Scholarship
Antonio Marrero - Navy ROTC – Virginia Tech
Entering the Corps of Cadets
Kevin Caggiano – Virginia Military Institute
Miguel Saunders – Virginia Military Institute
Valedictorian
Srijan Bhasin
Read more about Srijan in a feature story in the Arlington Catholic Herald.
Salutatorian
Alexander Socarras
Global Studies Certificates
Read more about this O'Connell certificate program.
Alisa An
Danielle Atalla
Olivia Barksdale
Srijan Bhasin
Caroline Cubbage
Claudia Dubay
Roman Endo Ondo
Sofia Echeverria
Matthew Funkhouser
Hannah Gavin
Meagan Leverone
Amanda Meszaros
Maria O’Neill
Fracesca Pastore
Amanda Peranich
Carly Swanson
Sara Tesfay
Raei Tesfazghi
Mailat Yonas
Distinguished Honors
Earning a grade of A- or better in all subjects throughout senior year
Srijan Bhasin
Austin Brown
Theresa Cordero
Sarah Davis
Sofia Echeverria
Mary Husk
Asia Martin
Maggie McLellan
Johnathan Olaya
Kathleen Reilly
Claire Saunders
AP Scholars
A score of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
* With Honors - An average of 3.25 or higher on all exams, and earning a 3 or higher on four or more exams.
** With Distinction - An average of 3.5 or higher on all exams, and earning a 3 or higher on five or more exams.
*** National AP Scholar - An average of 4 or higher on all exams, taking eight or more exams.
| Victoria Adams* | Matthew Funkhouser*** | Johnathan Olaya |
| Fernando Agront | Michael Galvan** | Francesca Pastore* |
| Alisa An | Hannah Gavin** | John Patterson*** |
| Stephen Anderson | Kathryn Gliot** | Sean Paulson |
| Dominic Bernero*** | Jiahong Guo | Jason Pazirandeh |
| Srijan Bhasin*** | Robert Hails III* | Carmen Pizzano |
| Anna Bourque | Lauren Harkes | Olivia Price |
| Ryan Brideau | Yu Ju Hong** | Fabio Quiroga |
| Austin Brown** | Patrick Hughes | Kathleen Reilly |
| Sarah Cahill* | Michael Hurley | Susan Rodriguez** |
| John Carter | Mary Husk* | Matthew Salvador |
| Zhenh Chen** | Matthew Kissinger | Claire Saunders |
| Natalie Chiames | Martin Knauf** | Katelyn Seeger** |
| Thomas Conroy | Samara Leith | Carrie Shawkey |
| Robert Crowe | Meagan Leverone | Collin Snyder |
| Caroline Cubbage** | Madeleine Lucchetti** | Alexander Socarras** |
| Sarah Davis | Zhen Luan | Carly Swanson* |
| Anne Di Gregory* | Nadine Ly | Jennifer Ternullo |
| Jack Diebler* | Nicole Marinaro | Stephen Thiringer |
| Jeffrey Dixon | Antonio Marrero | Grace Thomas |
| Andrew Elias | Maggie Mclellan** | Diane Valentine |
| Sarah Escobar | Emma Morris | Benjamin Watson** |
| Tarah Fisher | Brian Murray | Katherine Ward* |
| Justin Fitzsimmons* | Mackenzie Nihill |
Student-Athlete Commitments
Kyra Alexander (Soccer) - Old Dominion UniversityJulia Bailey (Crew) - U.S. Naval Academy
Oumar Barry (Basketball) - DePaul University
Lizzie Brooks (Soccer) - University of Mary Washington
Sarah Cahill (Swim) - Drexel University
Shannon Cross (Lacrosse) - University of California, Davis
Kevin Fraser (Lacrosse) - Ursinus College
Michael Fraser (Lacrosse) - High Point University
Lauren Harkes (Soccer) - Clemson University
George Hawkins (Football) - Merrimack College
Cole Hogan (Lacrosse) - University of Mary Washington
Anthony Howard (Football) - Gannon University
Patrick Hughes (Tennis) - University of Mary Washington
Jamaal King (Basketball) - St. Francis University
Riley McGovern (Crew) - Stetson University
Katie Meckus (Basketball) - University of North Florida
Emma Morris (Crew) - Stanford University
Shannon Murphy (Softball) - Bucknell University
Chris Outlaw (Swim) - Virginia Tech
Stephanie Page (Soccer) - Stony Brook University
Jacob Slazer (Lacrosse) - Randolph-Macon College
Siyao Sun (Basketball) - California State University, Northridge
Carly Swanson (Crew) - Stetson University
Erin Sweeney (Softball) - Mount St. Mary's University
Tylar Thompson (Football) - Merrimack College
Sara Wilson (Soccer) - University of Florida
More Information
Read more and see photos from the 2015 commencement exercise.
Meet 18 members of the Class of 2015 on our "In the Spotlight" page.