Mercy High School Says Farewell to Class of 2011

On June 1, 2011 Mercy High School said farewell to the Class of 2011 during the school’s 45^th commencement exercises.  The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich, conferred diplomas to 170 graduates.

Class of 2011 Valedictorian Julia Kelly and Salutatorian Julia Kannam

Sr. Mary A. McCarthy, RSM, Principal, thanked the graduates for “four years of spirit, cooperation, and hard work that resulted in amazing college acceptances, well over $5 million in scholarships and awards, and 100% of the class going on to further education.”  She urged the graduates to be grateful to their parents and grandparents for giving them the opportunity to experience a Mercy education.

“They have supported you, loved you and given you something that will change your life. You are Women of Mercy!  I speak for the faculty and staff when I say congratulations and thank you.  We are so proud of you!  You are the real thing!  Go with our love, respect and affection.”

During the ceremony, Sr. Mary also recognized the mothers of 20 of the graduating seniors who are alumnae of Mercy High School or other secondary schools sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy.   Vice Principal and Mercy alumna Jennifer Kensel officially welcomed the members of the Class of 2011 as alumnae, reminding them: “You are and always will be a part of Mercy High School.  You will be remembered and you will be loved.”

Julia Kannam, class salutatorian, welcomed the graduates and guests to Mercy High School, “our second home for the past four years and our alma mater forever.”  She remarked that the class received an excellent education at Mercy and “we’ve made incredible friends that have become more than family and will be with us long after we graduate.” Julia will be attending Dartmouth College in the fall.

The valedictory address was given by Julia Kelly, who will continue her education at Brown University.  She spoke of the uncertainty the graduates face in the future, urging them to “leave your comfort zone and take a chance.”  She added:

“Our time at Mercy has prepared us to face an often harsher, harder real world, where the consequences of our actions can loom larger than in high school.  But we know that we can face the challenges ahead because Mercy has instilled in us the self-assurance that we need to do well.  This confidence that we now possess will follow us into the future, and help us to try new things, to take some risks, to accept our failures, and to embrace our successes.”

In addition to its graduates, Mercy recognized Ms. Betsy Gilmartin, the school’s Athletic Director, who is retiring after 28 years of service.  Sr. Mary thanked her for her commitment to Mercy, “and particularly for all you did to build Mercy’s Athletic program into what it is today – one of the most respected programs in the state for young women athletes.”

Click here for a list of Class of 2011 Senior Awards.

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Mercy High School - Middletown CT
Graduates ~ Class of 2011

• Valedictorian - Julia Louise Kelly
• Salutatorian - Julia Marie Kannam
• Jennie Cantrelle Ifeyinwa Abutu
• Julia Cathryn Anderson
• Felicia Rose Aresco
• Brianna Marie Baribault
• Samantha Marie Beaudoin
• Elizabeth Jaye Bellandese
• Jennifer Christina Bentley
• Amber F Bepko
• Natalie Elizabeth Bishop
• Ashley Lynn Blackham
• Kelsey Ann Blank
• Mallory Jayne Bordonaro
• Leanne Rose Brooks
• Demi Marie Capobianco
• Amanda Caroline Carrasco
• Kaitlyn Jane Carroll
• Monica Rose Castro
• Victoria Louise Caudullo
• Leah Elizabeth Cerritelli
• Courtney Lynn Classon
• Andrea Claudio
• Carmina Rosa Coppola
• Stormy Leigh Coppola
• Katherine Marie Corbett
• Chelsea Marie Cordova
• Katelyn Marie Cornett
• Jenna Elizabeth Cornwall
• Julia Alice Cosgrove
• Katherine Marie Coughlin
• Julia Bryn Culhane
• Lauren Winthrop Cunningham
• Chelsey Lynn Curren
• Heather Ann Daddona
• Jaclyn Marie Daher
• Gabriella DelMonte
• Olivia Joan DeTour
• Moira Cawley Dill
• Eleanora Elizabeth Dolan
• Katherine Marie Donnelly
• Amber Maree Donovan
• Rebecca Elaine Dorsey
• Courtney Elizabeth Duff
• Brigid E M Ernst
• Kelsey Anne Fachini
• Jessica Lynn Falcone
• Lauren May Fazzino
• Jacqueline MacKenzie Fischer
• Erin Anne Fitzgerald
• Katherine F D Franco
• Morgan Erin Friel
• Christina Monique Smith Gaunichaux
• Emily Rose Gaynier
• Stephanie Lynne Gionfriddo
• Sara Catherine Gmyrek
• Ashley Mary Goral
• Alanna Alexandra Granoff
• Mayrose Antonietta Gravalec-Pannone
• Anastasia Madison Griffin
• Cristina Helena Gutierrez
• Onnalise Hardy
• Audra Elizabeth Harris
• Margaret Katherine Heeran
• Maureen Elizabeth Heeran
• Sarah Alexandra Hemstock
• Victoria Sara Hendel
• Alyssa Patricia Henry
• Martha Ann Henzy
• Chelsea Lynn Hogan
• Paige Margaret Hogan
• Kristina Mary Holt
• Kristen Marie Ianniello
• Jean Nancy Iannuzzi
• Hillary Rose Inglis
• Maureen Patricia Innes
• Caitlin Marie Kask
• Michaela Erin Kearney
• Emma Lucy Kehrhahn
• Catherine Alison Kelly
• Natasha Paige Kendrioski
• Allison Jeanne Kennedy
• Courtney Ann Kennedy
• Sara Mercedes Kennedy
• Alyssa Katherine Konstantino
• Sarah Michelle Konstantino
• Lindsey Ann Krupa
• Megan Anne Lackman
• Jacqueline Noel Lambros
• Christina Elizabeth LaRosa
• Nicole Marie Lavoie
• Kristen Mariah Lazowy
• Nicole Erica Lemelin
• Kaileigh Clarke Lombardo
• Rebecca Isabel Ludecke
• Shayna Bartlett MacDonald
• Nicole Jocelyn Magnano
• Taylor Ann Maher
• Kathryn Anne Malcolm
• Winifred Rose Maloney
• Cassandra Anne Malz
• Rebecca Helene Mancini
• Audrey Marie Marinelli
• Melissa Lyn Marks
• Michelle Stephanie Marks
• Samantha Marie Martinez
• Lauren Yvonne Marvin
• Shannon Morgan McAuliffe
• Chandler Trees McCorkle
• Erin Ida McHugh
• Sarah Kaitlyn McLarty
• Maschal Mohiuddin
• Cassandra June Morley
• Jennifer Ann Mouland
• Sydney Marie Neubieser
• Sarah Elizabeth Nevin
• Shannon Grace Newell
• Katherine Diane Nielsen
• Erin Kathleen O'Donnell
• Rebecca Catherine Ouellette
• Mallory Evelyn Ozycz
• Samantha F Palumbo
• Sophia Marie Panaccione
• Ashley Linda Parrilla
• Allison Joyce Pearson
• Erin Elizabeth Peterson
• Alexandra Lynn Picard
• Victoria Ross Piscatelli
• Kiley Madison Putnam
• Hunter Alexis Ralston
• Dana Marie Rasmus
• Meghan Theresa Rayder
• Haylle Bridget Reidy
• Nicole Lynn Rhodes
• Kathryn Edel Rogers
• Michelle Marie Ruel
• Jenna Katherine Sagarino
• Elizabeth Anne Saia
• Laura Anne Santoro
• Leigha Rose Santoro
• Cecilia Maria Santostefano
• Margot Anne Schumann
• Bridget Eileen Scott
• Christina Mary Sergi
• Kara Ann Sienkiewicz
• Adrianna Mary Simeone
• Samantha Margaret Smith
• Briana Cherie Sneed
• Katelyn Emma Steele
• Nicole Christina Susca
• Sarah Ilona Szigeti
• Alexis Viola Thomasi
• Gabriela Maria Toledo
• Brittany Melissa Trowbridge
• Kristina Myrtis Unikewicz
• Kara Margaret Urso
• Kayley Brook Vitale
• Paige Nicole Wade-Willoughby
• Emily Walters
• Abigail Lee Wirth
• Melissa Emily Wojnilo
• Mary Ann Wojtowicz
• Alycia Catherine Wojtusik
• Jillian Marie Wollman
• Erin Frances Wolter
• Caroline Elizabeth Woods
• Hannah Jayness Woods
• Audrey-Ann Elizabeth Wright
• Alexandra Paige Wynne
• Brenda Marie Zalewsk