Gulf Pine Catholic

12 Gulf Pine Catholic • June 7, 2024 BILOXI -- St. Patrick Catholic High School is proud to announce Evan Holli- man as Class of 2024 Valedictorian and John Mi- chael Hewes as Class of 2024 Salutatorian. Valedictorian Evan Holliman is the son of John and Jessica Holliman. During his time at St. Patrick, Evan was an active member of Team Tempest Robotics where he served as president. He also served as president of Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society and vice president of the Emerald Ambassadors. He plans to attend Mississippi State University, where he will major in aerospace engineering. Salutatorian John Michael “Jack” Hewes is the son of Michael and Kay Hewes. During his time at St. Patrick, Jack helped win many state titles in cross country and track. He founded the St. Peregrine Fellowship at St. Patrick, which focuses on raising awareness of various forms of cancer. Jack plans to attend Louisiana State University where he is a Stamps Scholar. He plans to major in biological sciences with an emphasis in pre-med. 2024 Graduates: Jade Agler, Corbin Bartgis, Landon Baxter, Allee Bennett, Ian Berglund, Evan Holliman Valedictorian John Michael Hewes Salutatorian St. Patrick Catholic High School Guice, John Hay, Morgan Heffner, John Hewes, Julius Hicks, Cole Hilton, Madelynn Holder, Evan Holliman, Samuel Holman, Taylor Jernigan, Dustin Karpovich, Adnan Khan, Carson Kilpatrick, Benjamin Kirby, Trey Kopszywa, Madison Kostmayer, Matthew Krass, Brandon Longoria, Karsyn Mallett, Kaitlyn Mandal, Mathilde Marsh, Ella Mays, John McClure, Seth McClure, Avery McCullough, Jackson McHarg, Cooper Mercier, Luke Meyers, Noah Miller, Ashley Mitchell, Brooklyn Mitchell, Emily Moran, Linda Mustered, Linda, and Olivia Myers, Ella Nguyen, Lynsey Nguyen, Maycie Olier, George Owens, Raylynn Page, Isabella Patino, Sophia Pisciotta, Mason Rhea, Gabrielle Rizk, Peter Russo, Thomas Seglio, Miller Sharp, Kadence Sheppard, Conner Smith, Ian Snyder, Ashleigh Sutton, Taylor Sutton, Katelyn Tootle, Adam Tran, Alex Triplett, Cohen Weinhofer, Ella Welch, Tristen Wilkerson, Bryce Williams, and Lauralee Ziegeler. Parker Brickson, Maggie Buckley, Cayden Caillavet, Jayden Cecil, Carsen Centanni, Gracie Chatelain, Kalin Cibene, Colin Cloud, Jackson Davis, Krista Davis, Breton Descher, Ramona DiNardo, Emily Disotell, Olivia Disotell, Aidan Dunagan, Taylor Fayard, Jacob Fitzpatrick, Addison Fountain, Mary Frontz, Keira Galbraith, Natalie Gardner, Matthew Gordon, and Breton BAY ST. LOUIS -- Our Lady Academy is pleased to announce that Katherine Favre has been named Valedictorian and Grace Oliver has been named Salutatorian of the Class of 2024. Katherine Kennedy Favre was named Valedictorian of Our Lady Academy’s Class of 2024. Katie is the daughter of Trent and Shannon Favre of Kiln. Katie will graduate with a weighted GPA of 4.45, an ACT superscore of 31, and an ACT composite of 30. During her time at Our Lady Academy, Katie has been a member of National Honor Society, serving as president this year, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Honor Society, Science Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, and has also been rec- ognized as an AP Scholar. She has served as vice president of the Crescents Athletic Club, class secretary of the ninth-twelfth grade classes, and as an OLA Student Ambassador. For two consecutive years, she earned top 10% of scores in Biology at the Mississippi College of Math and Science Competition. She has been a St. Stanislaus cheerleader for six years, serving as captain of varsity team this year and receiving the prestigious Brother Aucoin Gauthier Award. Katie has also been a member of the OLA ten- nis team and earned the title of a 3A State tennis champion this season. Katie is a member of First Baptist Church of Bay St. Louis and has been active in her communi- Katherine Favre Valedictorian Grace Oliver Salutatorian Our Lady Academy Katie was also admitted toVanderbilt University with an Opportunity VU Scholarship, University of Georgia, Auburn University, Texas Christian University with a Dean’s Scholarship, The University of Alabama with a UA Scholar Award, and The University of Mississippi with an Academic Merit Scholarship. Grace Elizabeth Oliver was named Salutatorian of Our Lady Academy’s Class of 2024. Grace is the daughter of Charles and Hannah Oliver of Bay St. Louis. She is a member of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church. Grace will grad- uate with a weighted GPA of 4.44, an ACT super- score of 28, and an ACT composite score of 27. Grace has served as president of the Class of 2024 and as an ambassador throughout high school. Grace has also served as a SADD representa- tive and as a member of Campus Ministry. During her time at OLA, Grace has been a member of National Junior Honor Society, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Science Honor Society. Grace has been a member of the varsity soccer team since ninth grade serving as co-captain and as a member of the state championship team in 2022. SEE OUR LADY ACADEMY, PAGE 13 ty, where she has volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast and Vacation Bible Schools of both her church and that of Our Lady of the Gulf. Katie has also strengthened her leadership skills by participating in HancockYouth Leadership Academy and Rotary Youth Leadership Award, where she was selected to return as a camp coun- selor this summer. Katie will attend The University of Tennessee with a volunteer scholarship in the fall. She was accepted into the UT Chancellor’s Honors College and admitted to UT’s Haslam School of Business and plans to major in economics with a minor in finance.