O'HARA 2010 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

On Friday May 14 and on Sunday May 16, the Archbishop O'Hara High School conducted the Baccalaureate Mass at Saint John Francis Regis Church and Graduation Ceremonies at the Pavilion at John Knox Village in Lee's Summit. _____ Jenna Mahlberg gave the Salutatorian talk at the Baccalaureate and Molly Gutteridge gave the Valedictorian speech at the Graduation. _____ Ninety-seven seniors participated in the ceremonies. _____ At the Baccalaureate, Brandon Wesche and Nicole Karwczyk were presented the Saint La Salle Award, Connor Duncan was announced the recipient of the Tyler Jones Scholarship, and recognition was given to the outstanding senior projects. The projects by Anthony High, Brandon Wesche, Molly Gutteridge, Logan Naudet, and Nick Cobb were among the top. _____ The Graduation Ceremonies began with a prayer offered by Jim Monteil who is this year's Lasallian Teacher of the Year. _____ Nicole Krawczyk sang the National Anthem a cappella. ____ The O'Hara Concert Choir under the direction of Gerald Snow sang Total Praise. _____ Among the Special Awards announced at this ceremony were the two O'Hara Elks Teens of the Year Anthony High and Lyndsey Lopez determined by the Grandview Lodge, and the Celtic Scholars who attained above a 4.00 GPA: Molly Gutteridge, Jenna Mahlberg, Brandon Wesche, Kara Feuerborn, and Katherin Huber. _____ Katherine Huber was also the O'Hara Scholar-Athlete from O'Hara. _____A special remembrance was made for Tyler Fratzke, a member of the class who died in an automobile accident during the year.