Parish: St. Margaret, Middle Village Family: Werner and Kathleen, parents; Kiersten and Ryan, siblings Home Neighborhood: Middle Village Extracurricular Activities: Cross Country; Track and Field; Forensics; Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Candidate; Mary Immaculate and Order of the Arrow, Brotherhood Member; Gottscheer Tanzgruppe; The Current newspaper, editor; Altar Server; Sacristan; Father Troike Leadership Program, Counselor; […]

Parish: St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands Family: Marie, mother Home Neighborhood: Mill Basin Extracurricular Activities: Yearbook Committee; Fitness Club; Step Team; Math Team; J.V. Basketball, Co-captain; Varsity Golf; Peer Tutor; St. Vincent Ferrer, Volunteer; Medical Center, Volunteer Honors: National Honor Society Scholarships: Fordham University; Rutgers University, James Dickson Carr Scholarship, Honors College Alumni Post-Graduation Plans: Attend […]

Parish: St. Mary Mother of Jesus, Bensonhurst Family: Francisco and Sio Chong, parents Home Neighborhood: Gravesend Extracurricular Activities: School Band; Anime Club; Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Combo; Cornell University STEM Club; Tae Kwon Do; St. Joseph College’s computer animation and fiction writing Honors and Scholarships: St. Joseph’s College; National Organization of Black Law Enforcement […]

Parish: St. Demetrios Family: Basil and Stacey, parents; Evangeline, sister Home Neighborhood: Briarwood Extracurricular Activities: STEM Club; Math League, Science Olympiad; Spirit Leader; Photography Club; Jr./Sr. Chorus; Peer Tutor; Alley Pond Environmental Center Honors: Mayoral Service Recognition Program; Archbishop Molloy Full Scholarship Scholarships: NYS Dept. of Education, Academic Excellence Award; St. John’s University, Presidential Scholarship; […]

Parish: Blessed Sacrament, Cypress Hills Family: Juan and Rosa, parents Home Neighborhood: Cypress Hills Extracurricular Activities: Courts For Kids, volunteer who traveled to Guatemala to help build a multi-purpose court for the local community Scholarships: Bellarmine Post-Graduation Plans: Study biology in a graduate program Quote of Inspiration: “Be better. Do more, say less.” – Andrew […]

Parish: St. Lucy-St. Patrick, Fort Greene Family: Christopher and Emily, parents Home Neighborhood: Bedford- Stuyvesant Extracurricular Activities: Speech and Debate; Aikido Martial Arts, student and assistant teacher for more than 10 years; St. Lucy-St. Patrick catechist teaching religious education Scholarships and Honors: Scholarship and Welfare Fund of Hunter College’s Alumni Association Post-Graduation Plans: Attend Hunter […]

Parish: St. Anastasia, Douglaston Family: John and Ana, parents; Cristina and Nicholas, siblings Neighborhood: Little Neck Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society; Campus Ministry; Science Research; Holy Cross Basketball Volunteer Activities: St. Mary’s Children Hospital; NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection, Research Assistant Honors and Scholarships: Holy Cross Scholastic Medals; NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence; U.S. President’s Education […]

Parish: St. Adalbert, Elmhurst Family: Julian and Michele, parents; Austin, brother Home Neighborhood: Woodside Honors and Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society; Principal’s List; Student Council; The Sentinel newspaper, editor-in-chief; Hispanic Culture Club; NYPD Youth Leadership Council; Campus Ministry; Peer Tutor; Medical Club; Library Club Scholarships and Awards: Fordham University, Jogues Scholarship; Quinnipiac […]

Parish: Our Lady of Hope, Middle Village Family: Christopher and Evelyn, parents; Christina and Evan, siblings Neighborhood: Middle Village Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society; National Science Honor Society; Science Club; Ski Club; Bowling Team; Adopt-A-Grandparent Club; Peer Tutor; Lenox Hill Hospital intern; Service Learning and Leadership Program; Our Lady of Hope secretary and volunteer tutor […]