Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • June 15, 2018 16 Resurrection From page 12 She received the Explosion of Excellence Scholar- ship, which honored the Top Ten Percent of Graduat- ing Seniors in Jackson County Schools presented by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, academic scholarships to Saint Louis University, The University of Missouri, and The University of Alabama totaling $167,602.00 Kayla represented her school as 2018 Carnival Ball Queen Victoria the LXXIII. She was voted by her classmates as 2018 Miss RCS and “Most Likely to Succeed.” Kayla played volleyball competitively for six years and competed in the State Championship for the past two years. She received the team’s prestigious Eagle Award for her exemplary display of leadership, attitude and team spirit. Kayla has been accepted into the University of Ala- bama, the University of Missouri, Saint Louis Univer- sity, Wake Forest University, Washington University in Saint Louis, and the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing. Kayla will be attending the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing this fall. She ultimately plans to pursue a career as a nurse anesthetist. Kayla says that “Over the past 14 years, I have grown to love Resurrection Catholic School because it has taught me the values of truth, honor and integ- rity and it has given me some friendships that I hope will last a lifetime. Both the teachers and students have changed me in more ways than one and I will be for- ever grateful because I would not be the person I am today without their support.” Members of the Class of 2018 are: Justin Archer, Matthew Avara Jr., Alexander Backs, Edward Boland, Tyus Bond, Jonathan Burgett, Jackson Byrd, Jordan Cobb, Chris Colborn, Noah Criddle, Emily Fayard, Anne Foster, Katherine Foster, Anna Grant Godfrey, Karah Grady, Emma Herring, Caden Hinman, Andrew Holland, Jerry Johnson, Olivia Kay, Jacob Langston, Patrick Lee, Shaderrian Lett, Abbey Manning, Mar- garet Mestayer, Isabelle Millette, Andrew Murphy, Veronica Myers, Kathleen O’Sullivan, Cearly Parker IV, Eriana Peyton, Alexis Phelps, Justin Porter, Abi- gail Raworth, Kiya Revere, Julia Rogers, Noah Rog- ers, Patrick Roth, Clayton Rowell, Samantha Scearce, De’Nazia Sewell, Hunter Sharp, Vivian Summerlin, Tyler Tingle, Hunter Torjusen, Glennie Viverette, Mar- garet Walden, Kayla Washington and WilliamWilder. Congratulations to all the Graduates of 2018! St. Stanislaus College BAY ST. LOUIS -- St. Stanislaus is proud to announce Boyd Housey and Michael Raymond as the Valedictorians of the Class of 2018. Boyd and Michael were formally recognized during commencement exercises follow- ing Mass celebrated by Bishop Louis F. Kihneman on Saturday, May 26, at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis. Boyd and Michael each graduated with a cumulative weighted grade point average of 4.52. Boyd Housey , son of Mary and John Housey of Pass Christian, was named the 2018 St. Stanislaus STAR Student. He achieved President’s Honor Roll every semester throughout high school. Boyd was a member of the Brother Peter Basso Chapter of the National Honor Society and a three-year member of the St. Stanislaus Quiz Bowl team. As a six-year let- terman of the St. Stanislaus Rock-A-Chaw swim team, Boyd was a two-time captain and a member of the 2016 State Championship team. Outside of school, Boyd sails for the Southern Yacht Club. He was recognized as the Most Outstanding Junior Sailor in 2015 and was named the Southern Yacht Club Junior Team Captain in 2015 and 2016. Boyd previously served as the Rear Commodore for the Gulf Yachting Association. Housey plans to study Finance at Georgetown University. Michael Raymond , son of Carol and Kurt Raymond of Diamondhead, has earned the President’s Honor Roll for all eight semesters of his high school career. Michael was a member of the Brother Peter Basso Chapter of the National Honor Society and a three-year member of the St. Stanislaus Quiz Bowl team and two-year member of Mu Alpha Theta. Michael was a St. Stanislaus Student Minister and a Kairos Retreat Team Group Leader. He also partici- pated in the St. Stanislaus-sponsored Navajo Mission (Klagetoh, AZ) and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Mission Trips. Michael was a four-year letterman for both the St. Stanislaus Cross Country and Track and Field Teams and was recognized for achieving Academic Excellence each season. He was the cross country team captain both his junior and senior years and a member of the 2014 MHSAA4AState Championship Cross Country Team. Outside of school, Michael participated in the Hancock Youth Leadership during his junior and senior years. Raymond will attend the University of Mississippi Honors College and study Biology. St. Stanislaus College 2018 graduates are as fol- lows: FrankAllen IV, NicholasAreng, Cameron Bish- op, Tanner Booth, Charles Breath, Harrison Brewer, Jacob Burleson, Jack Chaney, Nikolas Clogher, Re- gan Corr, Charles DeMetz Jr., Jason Dominguez, Ashley Evans Jr., Charles Gant II, Albert Gardner IV, Jakob Greer, William Greer, Madison Grindall, Mat- thew Hancock, Nicholas Hava, Boyd Housey, Chase Johnson, Ji Kim, Edwin Koenig, Jacob Kurka, Nicho- las Ladner, Christopher Lucore, Kennedy Marlowe, Christian Mayeaux, Walker Montjoy, Lewie Negrotto V, Jordan Nunez, Cameron Oberlies, Chuchen Peng, Payron Prudhomme, Nicholas Ray, Michael Ray- mond, Joseph Reeder, Jeremiah Reynoso, Nathanael Ribar, David Rimmer IV, George Rohr III, Leo Ross, John Rutherford V, John Samson, Braxton Shirley, William Shuler, Humza Siddiqui, Jordan Skinner, Parker Slade, Robin Spanks II, Brandon Tartavoulle, Gabriel Toepfer, Bao Tran, Andrew Trapani, George Valentine III, Shenghao Wang, Thomas Weber, Frank Wittmann V, Daniel Chanis Wolf, and YangFen Zhang. Boyd Housey Valedictorian Michael Boyd Valedictorian