More than seventy students, teachers and principals werernrecognized at this year’s Christian Service Awards Mass presided by ArchbishoprnJosé H. Gomez at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on March 20.
The ceremonyrnalso recognized four high school recipients of the Pope Francis Scholarship.rnThe scholarship was sponsored by the Mission Doctors Association, which askedrnhigh school students from across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to submit anrnoriginal essay, video, poster or artwork on the issuesrnof poverty and healthcare from a Catholic perspective.
Here are this year’s honorees.
Christian Service Awards
Students (listed by school)
Alverno Heights Academy
Alicia Mercado
Bellarmine-Jefferson High School
Joseph Noh
Bishop Alemany High School
Gloryann Cosans
Kesia Lavelle
Michael Tripoli
Bishop Amat High School
Melissa Elias
Camila Leon
Krystelle Martinez
Bishop Conaty-Our Lady ofrnLoretto High School
Cintia Cruz
Bishop Garcia Diego High School
Clare Kelly
Bishop Montgomery High School
An Nguyen
Markus Raad
Bishop Mora Salesian High School
Julio Garcia Carrillo
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of MaryrnHigh School
Denise Castro
Cathedral High School
Brian Oshiro
Allen Canez
Chaminade College Preparatory
Andrew Sai
Akshaya Venkatesh
Collin Che
Crespi Carmelite High School
Matthew Salerno
Brian McCarthy
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Damien High School
Andrew Carrillo
Yitzak Molina-Romo
Don Bosco Technical Institute
Grayson Wade
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Chloe Walters
Holy Family High School
Heyley Pavo
Immaculate Heart High School
Ruth Reichma
Junipero Serra High School
Jorge Valadez
La Reina High School
Katherine Johnso
La Salle High School
Mary Harmon
Raphael Navarro
Louisville High School
Toni Fernando
Loyola High School
Raul Orellana
Samuel Tilles
Ryan Valte
Mary Star of the Sea High Schoolrn
Mark Dever
Hanalei Emnace
Marymount High School
Patricia Lara
Mayfield Senior School
Angeli De La Cruz
Notre Dame Academy
Maya Curls-Price
Notre Dame High School
Jaclyn Holtz
Alexandra Miller
Umberto Moreno Garcia
Paraclete High School
Haizhen Zhang
Lindsey Di Silvestri
Pomona Catholic High School
Serena Grajeda
Providence High School
Angela Romano
Ramona Convent Secondary School
Marie Therese Gatchalia
Sacred Heart High School
Jessica Mateos
San Gabriel Mission High School
Madison Yanez
Santa Clara High School
Sofia Magallo
St. Anthony High School
Andrew Garcia
Felicia Ann Tacto
St. Augustine Academy
Emma Volpi
St. Bernard High School
Alexander Rodriguez
St. Bonaventure High School
Aaron Dufresne
St. Francis High School
Shahan Derbedrosian
Mateo Fernandez
St. Genevieve High School
Bianca Raquel Casillas Martin
Kassandra Giselle Chavez
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St. John Bosco High School
Eligio Marquez
Mark Lagazo
St. Joseph High School, Lakewoodrn
Samantha Noriega
Olyvia Thomas
St. Joseph High School, SantarnMaria
Kenze Nguye
St. Lucy's Priory High School
Elizabeth Alderete
Kayla Garcia
St. Mary's Academy
Jacqueline Gonzalez
St. Monica Academy
Clement Decker
St. Monica High School
Sidney Woods
St. Paul High School
Kevin Du
Giovanni Sandoval
St. Pius X - St. MatthiasrnAcademy
Marisol Garcia
Verbum Dei High School
Miguel Olivarez
Villanova Preparatory School
Isabella Loza
Teachers
Boyoung Kim - Marymount High School
Nicole Pfiester - Bishop Amat High School
Jeffrey Krynen - Don Bosco Technical Institute
Robert Santisteven - St. Pius X - St. MatthiasrnAcademy
Anita Rezzo - Crespi Carmelite High School
Principals
Dr. Merritt Hemenway - Damien High School
Joanne Poloni - St. Joseph High School, Santa Maria
Pope Francis Scholarship:
Freshman - $500
AlyssarnSotelo - St. Joseph High School
Sophomore - $500
KaylarnParrish - St. Joseph High School
Seniors - $1,000
EvelynrnOrtiz - San Gabriel Mission High School
BriannarnTerzyan - San Gabriel Mission High School
