Class of 2018 Receives Nearly $6 Million in Scholarships

The evening prior, a Baccalaureate Mass was celebrated for the graduates, their families, friends and faculty/staff. Three of Pinecrest’s priests, Fr. David, Steffy, LC, Fr. Matthew Kaderabek, LC, and Fr. Daren Weisbrod, LC, concelebrated the Mass.

 

The Class of 2018 received nearly $6 million in scholarship awards from 35 colleges and universities, with total acceptances from 80 colleges and universities across the country.

Thirty-two graduates are Zell Millar Scholars, and all 69 graduates are HOPE Scholars.

The Valedictorians for the Class of 2018 were Regina Metz and Michael Trainor. The Salutatorians were Rita Rojas Perez and Nolan Stafford.

 

Two students – Regina Metz and Sam Adams - are deferring college acceptances to give a year of service to the Church and missionary work, and one student, Nando Holdsworth, is enlisting in the Army Cadet program at North Georgia College.

 

The following awards were presented during Commencement:

 

AJC Cup Award – Nolan Stafford

Florence Nightingale Scholarship – Lauren Hennigar

John Philips Souza Award – Alex Pausa

Headmaster’s Scholarship - Samhita Mallaverapu

 

Formation Awards were presented to the following students:

 

Integer: Regina Metz, Nick Boeye
Apostleship: Katherine Lahey, John Paul Caprara

Leadership: Maddie Lynch, Sam Adams

Athletic: Molly Dankowski, Michael Birozes

 

Pinecrest’s 69 graduates were accepted to the following colleges and universities:

 

University of Alabama, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Arizona State University, Auburn University, Augusta University, Baylor University, Belmont Abbey College, Berry College, Boston University, University of California, Berkley, University of California-Davis, University of California-Irvine, University of California-Los Angeles, University of California-San Diego, University of California-Santa Barbara, College of Charleston, University of Central Florida, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Clemson University, Clemson University-School of Nursing, College of Coastal Georgia, Columbus State University, Elon University, Emory University, Florida State University, Fordham University, Furman University, Georgia College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Southern University, Georgia Southwestern State University, Georgia State University, The University of Georgia, Hamline University, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Indiana Institute of Technology, Indiana University at

Bloomington, The University of Iowa, Kennesaw State University, University of Kentucky, LaGrange College, Lee University, Lesley University, 

Louisiana State University, Marywood University, Mercer University, Miami University, Michigan State University, Middle Tennessee University, 

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Mississippi State University, University of Mississippi, University of Missouri-Kansas City, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Georgia-Dahlonega, University of Notre Dame, Occidental College, Ohio State, Pennsylvania State University Purdue University, University of Rhode Island, Rhodes College, Samford University, Santa Clara University, Savannah College of Art and Design, University of South Carolina, University of South Florida-Tampa, Southern Methodist University, Southern Union State Community College, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Texas Christian University, The University of Texas-Austin, Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, Washington University in St. Louis, The University of West Georgia, Western Carolina University, College of William and Mary, Wingate University, Young Harris College