PHOTO | ALENA KUZUB
Graduates wore white tuxedos and black bow ties at the 82nd Malden Catholic High School graduation on Saturday.
By STEVE FREKER
MALDEN— It was certainly a special day for the many who came to honor the members of the Class of 2017 at Malden Catholic High School Saturday.
That theme played well among a number of those who spoke at the 82nd Commencement Exercises — that this was a special group of young men who left their own indelible marks on the fabric of the school community in their four years of contributions and achievements.
Some 136 members of this year’s graduating class received diplomas on Saturday, a group that earned their description as “special” according to headmaster Thomas J. Doherty III. “You have achieved much as a group and much as individuals,” Doherty told the graduates. “Your future is bright as you go on to your higher pursuits.”
The full weekend of honors for the Class of 2017 began Friday evening with the traditional Baccalaureate Mass attended by graduates and their immediate families. A unique slideshow was shown depicting the highlights of the past four years.
Saturday’s commencement was in the Gerald and Marilyn Doherty Gymnasium at the school. Following an invocation by Principal Bro. Thomas Puccio, C.F.X., Ed.d, Class Salutatorian Daniel Barletta, the second-ranked student in the Class of 2017 delivered his address. Barletta spoke of the closeness that has defined this year’s senior and the “special memories we have shared together.”
Headmaster Doherty then conferred diplomas on the graduates, with an individual biography read for each graduating senior. The 14 international student graduates matriculating far from their homes in China had dual bios read as a special treat, first in their native Chinese dialect, then in their adopted language of English.
The top-ranked student in the Malden Catholic Class of 2017, Max Doherty, of Woburn, in his valedictory address cited the family-like relationships he and others have formed together in their years together at the school.
“As we say goodbye to each other today, we can also say we are truly a family,” Doherty told his classmates and others Saturday. “We have laughed together, prayed together, and cried together. Through all of our time together, most importantly, we have supported each other.”
Doherty said “MC had changed us, and changed us for the better.
“Our years here have been valuable. We have been prepared to have a successful future, all of us.”
In addition to the graduates of the Class of 2017, the Malden Catholic administration also conferred special recognition to the members of the Golden Jubilarian Classes of 1967 from the former Boys Catholic High School and also Girls Catholic High School. The Boys Catholic class was the last to be graduated from the original Charles Street school. The “new” Malden Catholic High School opened on Crystal Street, its present location, in 1968.
MALDEN CATHOLIC CLASS of 2017
John Steven Albanese
Cameron Joseph Albert
Thomas Edward Albert
Benjamin Amico
Alexander L. Andrade
Sean Matthew Arria
Cameron James Arrigo
Daniel Mark Barletta
Harrison Peter Barresi
Nikolai Bazhenov
Adam Salvi Bouhjal
Michael Chakur Boyd
Thomas Manuel Burns
Christopher Cafferty
Robert. J. Caldarelli III
John Walter Camozzi
Anthony Vincent Capone
Nicholas James Capraro
Stephen Charles Cardarelli
Brennan Jeremiah Carrier
James Joseph Casale
Kyle Bruce Casey
Noah Abraham Cheema
Kyle James Chute
Daniel Coelho
Brian P. Coles
Justin Collins
John James Colbert
Joseph James Crowley
Zimin Dai
Nicholas James D’Amico
Brendan Minh Dao
Kerby Delino
Cameron DelValle
Frederick James DeNisco
Luke Henry D’Errico
Connor William Dillingham
Max Thomas Doherty
Nolan J. Doherty
Kevin William Driscoll
Michael Thomas Driscoll Jr.
Zhaoyang Du
Raymond Michael Dufour
Alex John Eaton
Dante Martin D’Aqulia Egizi
Christopher Elias Elkhaouli
Dereck Wagner Eylsse
Ahmedine Ibn Moussa Fall
Kellen O’Neil Field
John Michael Fionda
David Anthony Fisher
Bowen Fu
Joseph Anthony Guarino
Matthew James Hirl
Stephen M. Holmberg
Jacob T. Horrigan
Runquing Hu
James P. Hutchinson
Peter Joseph Iacoi
Lucas R. Jantzen
Nico Carmine Johnson
Zonglin Ke
James Joseph Kelble
Cameron Michael Kelly
David John Lennon, Jr.
Nichola J. Lepore
Adam Manikus Lew
Daoyou Lv
Brendan Andrew Maloney
Peter C. Mamakos
Joseph John Marini Jr.
Nicholas Robert Marino
Timothy Michael Matthews
Matthew McCarthy
Paul John McCarthy
Nolan Patrick McLaughlin
Alejandro Medina
Thomas Patrick Mello
William Paul Montgomery
Daniel John Moran
David Renaud Morrill III
Joseph R. Morrissey
Michael Ssentongo Mugerwa
Andrew Murphy
Nicholas Napoli
Matthew Jerard O’Leary
Matthew S. Oteri
Samuel Webster Palmisano
Mark T. Panzini
Joseph Carlo Paratore
Emmett Parker
Ryan Joseph Pasco
Matthew James Pasquale
Alex Phan
Curtis William Philpot
Giovanni Picariello
Benjamin George Pierce
Michael Anthony Pittore
Rocco Prestia
Quinn Robert Reynolds
Stephen Gerard Rich
William Brian Riley Jr.
Michael A. Ronayne
Nicholas Rufo
Michael Schiappa
Christopher Schwarze
Liam Patrick Shaughnessey
Wangtangyue Shen
Jia Shi
Muping Shi
Robert William Shields Jr.
Connor Robert Smith
Liam Mark Smith
Maxwell Robert Smith
William Charles Smith
Joshua Soldan
Anthony Lorenzo Sorrentino
Joseph Diamond Spinosa
Jonah Paul St. Clair
Andrew Louis St, Gourdin
Colin Patrick Sullivan
Jack T. Sullivan
Michael Stephen Sullivan
Quinlan Matthew Sullivan
Richard Thomas Swierk III
Paul Casimir Szulc
Bryan William Tercetti
Jeffrey Wang
Tyler K. Webb
Brian Scott Woods
Scott Mitchell Wronski
Renhao Wu
Nicholas Casey Wyman
Matthew Paul Yianacopolus
Bohaoyong Zheng
