Senior Ball News

This Saturday, May 10th, the class of 2008 will celebrate their Senior Ball at the Decathlon Club in Santa Clara. The masquerade themed dance will begin at 7:00 p.m. with dinner and photos and will conclude at midnight. Before the night ends a Senior Ball king and queen, elected by their class, will be crowned. Those students nominated for this year's Senior Ball Court are Scott Cauble, Duncan Clendaniel, Paul Crotty, Daniel Kim, Jeff Sloan, Jessica Kreck, Jen Meadows, Shwetha Mariadassou, Katie Rule, and Hannah Stephens.

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Congratulations to the Cast, Crew, and Orchestra of The Who’s Tommy

Congratulations to the cast, crew, and orchestra of The Who’s Tommy who were recognized by American Musical Theater of San Jose for their outstanding performances in Tommy. Special recognition goes to Ethan Fang (Tommy), Eric Wegener (Captain Walker), Stephanie Roca (Mrs. Walker), Matt Hill (Cousin Kevin), Evan Moore (First Lad), Joey Dippel (Second Lad), Brianna Robinson (Gypsy), and Trevor Bates (10 year old Tommy). Also receiving special recognition were Mark Pecota, Ryan Fernandez, Blake Gorjanc, Nick Kenrick, Kathy Zhou, Sean Robbins, and Marissa Honiker for their outstanding work in the Orchestra.

Congratulations to Juniors Christina Jones and Ann Marie Bern

Christina and Ann Marie were recently acknowledged by Stanford University as “emerging scholars” and accepted into their Summer School Class of 2008, a prestigious program that enables them to take university level courses on campus this summer.

Congratulations to Juniors Satish Kondapavulur, Meera Ramakrishnan, and Katie Helland

Satish, Meera, and Katie were among 96 juniors selected throughout San Jose and Los Gatos to attend a business leadership conference sponsored by the San Jose Rotary Club. At the conference, Meera was part of a group of hopeful entrepreneurs who placed first in the conference’s competition to design and market a product or service. Katie’s group placed third in the competition.

Congratulations to Seniors Laura Hodge and Katherine Hooper

Laura and Katherine were recently selected as winners of the corporate-sponsored National Merit Lockheed Martin Scholarship based on their PSAT scores last year.

Senior Sophia Andrade Receives Two Distinguished Scholarships

Senior Sophia Andrade is the recipient of two distinguished scholarship awards based on her outstanding academic achievement, leadership skills, and community service. She has been awarded both a Gates Millennium Scholarship and the Hispanic Heritage Youth Gold Medallion in the area of business, which is accompanied by a $3000 scholarship.

Junior Tim Lam Nominated for the Rensselaer Medal

Junior Tim Lam has been nominated for the Rensselaer Medal for his outstanding performance in the areas of math and science accompanied by his leadership and involvement on our Robotics Team. Tim designed the team’s robotic “arm,” the most complicated part of the robot and built it without custom-machine parts but with parts made entirely by students. Should Tim choose to apply to and ultimately attend Rensselaer Polytech in New York, he will automatically receive $15,000 per year merit scholarship.

17 Archbishop Mitty’s Graduating Seniors Recognized at the Santa Clara County Alliance of Black Educators Student Recognition Program

Seventeen of Archbishop Mitty’s graduating seniors were recognized this past weekend at the Santa Clara County Alliance of Black Educators Student Recognition Program held downtown at the San Jose Convention Center. Seniors were recognized in a number of categories including leadership, academics, and fine arts. They include Enoch Andoh, Brianna Epidendio, Anthony Miller, Kayla Pitre, Jacob White, John Adams, Drew Gordon, Collin Chiverton, Kennith Jackson, Jaiye Falusi, Aisha Lott, Briana Nevaras, Karen Hauser, Kenneth Green, Ashleigh Odom, Marina Stevens.

Catholic Lobby Day

On Tuesday, April 22nd 13 Archbishop Mitty students and three faculty members participated in College Lobby Day in Sacramento. The day focused on four main issues that affect the poor and vulnerable. Archbishop Mitty participated with 55 other members of the Diocese of San Jose. The following students and faculty took part in this special day: Ashley Connor ’09, Ian Davis ’09, Elysia Ison ’09, Christina Lesnick ’09, Kelly Lippitt ’09, Miranda Luna ’08, Audrey Matusich ’08, Katie Norman ’09, Sophia Ramayrat ’09, Elliot Savio ’09, Mustafa Siddiqee ’09, Maggie Wiley ’09, Corinne Wolf ’09, LeAnne Petrucci ’08, Mr. Michael Accorsi (Social Studies), Mr. Steve Herrera (Religious Studies), Ms. Megan Walker (Religious Studies).