2025 Graduation Ceremony 2025 Graduation Ceremony 2025 Graduation Ceremony held at DuBois Central Catholic School Show Transcript good afternoon I'm Weston young doll senior class president and it is my honor and privilege to welcome all of you to this incredible celebration on behalf of the class of 2025 I want to thank our families teachers administrators and staff for your constant guidance encouragement and belief in us your support has shaped us into who we are today and to my fellow seniors thank you for making this journey Unforgettable we've grown together through challenges share shared countless laughs and created memories that would last a lifetime today we celebrate not just what we've accomplished but who we've become and as we move forward I have no doubt will continue to grow Ted and maybe just maybe to wake up on time now as we open the ceremony I invite you to join me in a moment of Prayer let us begin in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy holy spirit amen loving God thank you for bringing us to this moment of Celebration bless our graduates our families and all who have guided us grant us wisdom for the journey ahead courage to follow your will and hearts that will reflect your love and that we do through Christ Our Lord amen the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen now at this time I would like to welcome up our next speaker our salutatorian aerosim good afternoon and thank you for coming today to celebrate the wonderful group of people sitting behind me on stage I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we are extremely grateful for every 1 of you in the support you've given I came to Duboce Central Catholic in seventh grade my first day is a blur now but I remember the feeling of belonging even though I can't bond with my classmates over elementary teachers classes and field trips I've never had an issue connecting with these people people I quickly realized that DCC students stood out from other students these people wanted deep connections meaningful conversations and true friendships with their classmates and their teachers worked diligently to Foster these values now almost 6 years after my first day I still see this play out around me when I think about my time here all of my best memories of DCC don't revolve around my own successes they involve every person sitting on this stage the people who work so hard to bring our class together the ones who made the lunchroom chaotic the ones who carefully braided the girl's hair at least once a week the friends and Home Room who would tell the teacher I was here before the bell rang for me even though I was usually still sitting in the parking lot these people deserve a place in my Narrative of DCC I don't think it would be fair to remember our school without recognizing the people that have made it so memorable our classes had ups and downs most related to our failed senior Assassin game but I have never felt like a stranger to these people I doubt I will in the future senior breakfast in the parking lot ice cream after school events spending the night in the school and signing our shirts before our last walk through the Halls have shown me how lucky I am to be a part of this class it wasn't just the class of 2025 that made DCC so special though every teacher I've had the pleasure of meeting and sitting in a classroom with has been a crucial part of who I am today the teachers who sat with me through complicated applications gave me advice for my future plans and work through difficult math problems with me are the ones who I'm most grateful for the faces I saw daily in the office Library are simply walking through the hallways always brighten my day everyone who spent their mornings and afternoons at DCC whether it was as a teacher student or admin became part of my routine it would be very difficult for me to forget all the people I've had the privilege of meeting at this school the goal of high school has always been to sit on this stage receive our diplomas and throw our caps in the air we've all accomplished so much more than this though we've laughed cried and hugged together the entire middle and high school got to watch an Avengers movie made by seniors we won 2 Powder Puff Games which is 2 more than the class of 2024 1 we've had District Champions and sent athletes to State competitions we survived and I was an AP tests college applications in the quickly draining hourglass representing our time in this building we made memories and it would be foolish not to celebrate this accomplishment the goal was to leave but I know that every 1 of us on stage sees how Bittersweet this achievement really is we did it but today is a goodbye The Hourglass is up the time for making more memories is ending the phases we've grown so familiar with will no longer be there every day I think this makes our time together even more precious I didn't trade the time I spent with my classmates for anything in the world every student in my class has contributed so much to the growing bond between each and every 1 of us and our final goodbye today won't be easy I want to thank the people that came to support us this afternoon but I also want to thank the class of 2025 thank you for making my time at DCC so memorable thank you for laughing with me and struggling with me thank you for the time we spent together preparing for the future and thank you for graduating with me I'd like to introduce our next speaker the valedictorian of 2025 Lauren Jenkins good afternoon friends family and faculty thank you for joining us today to celebrate Dubois Central Catholics class of 2025 without the support of everyone sitting here today in washing at home our class would not be where it is right now thank you to all the parents who made the decision to send your children to the school as it truly is a privilege to attend DCC today 1 chapter of Our Lives is ending in another is beginning but we will never forget the time we spent here all our shared memories and experiences will help shape us for the rest of our lives 1 of my favorite things about our graduating class is that even if we aren't all the best of friends I can say with confidence that I could have a conversation and laugh with anyone on this stage right now even if that conversation is just bonding over our shared dislike for certain projects tests or assignments this is something I believe is 1 of the most impactful results lots of attending DCC you learn to work closely with those you may not share a ton in common with this will serve our class well not only while Exploring Life After High School but also for the rest of our lives I'm sure I don't need to get into too much detail about the countless memories our class has nor do I have the time for all the Amazing Stories from senior breakfast on the first day of school to breakfast on the last our class made sure to have fun in our last year of high school we were lucky enough to have Trent in our class so Mrs Miller basically grew up with us too I think this led to her having a little bit of a soft spot for us even though we may have drove her crazy and begged for dress down days every single day our grade definitely has a lot of talent from Sports to academics to Arts and Music our grade has left a legacy on all aspects of the school in sports the impact has been flip losing Seasons to winning seasons District Meadows and 2pi AAA state championship teams with hopefully 2 more District titles coming tomorrow for baseball and softball in the School Musical the seniors involved helped put on 1 of the best school musicals I can remember this year those involved in have helped us have helped to bring Mass back to what I remember it as an elementary school with outstanding singing and playing of instruments the impacts by our class didn't happen by chance they were the result of hard work passion and dedication with all the hard work inside the classroom and side I have no doubt that we will all succeed once we leave these doors over these 4 years we have learned a lot both in the classroom and outside we learned how to cram essays homework and studying into 1 or 2 nights which bathrooms are the best to use what days to buy school lunch and to only throw things in the cafeteria when the lunch monitors weren't looking we have also been taught a lot of great life lessons the 1 that stuck with stuck out to me was living in the moment and not dwelling on the past I think it's very important for us to live in the moment I know I felt myself many times sitting in classes wishing for the bellering for the weekend to come sooner or for the year to end but now I wish I could have some of those moments back every class we sat through laugh we shared an assignment we did taught us a lesson even if all we wanted then was for the school day to be over looking back now it feels like all the wonderful memories we made freshman sophomore and even junior year were just a couple months ago when we look back at this chapter in our lives I hope we can remember all the good times we had and not get stuck thinking about the bad ones as we all take on different paths and lives I look at the stage and see that we have all grown not just academically but as people as a result of our time spent at Dubois Central Catholic I'd now like to call Mrs Miller and Mrs Crusoe for the presentation of diplomas at this time we will present the diplomas to the graduating seniors of the class of 2025 as I call the name name of each graduate I ask that the parents Guardians family and friends of The Graduate please stand to be recognized for their contributions to the success of their graduate since they have satisfactory completed the requirements of the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the requirements prescribed for the schools of the Catholic Diocese of Erie we are pleased to award diplomas to the following Kennedy Bennett Kennedy is the daughter of Jason and Brenda Bennett she is their last student at DCC she plans to attend Slippery Rock University in exercise science majoring in athletic training and strength conditioning Rya body Rya is the daughter of Yasser and sumbla she will be attending Penn State University biomedical engineering and she has received the dubow Catholic School citizenship scholarship Camille Chrisman she is the daughter of marsel Chrisman she will attend Penn State dubow in business in marketing she has received an American Red Cross scholarship Nathan ens he is the son of the late Shaun ens and Dr Mary Tatum and John Robinson he is their last student at dubow Central Catholic he will be attend he will be entering the army for military intelligence linguist Emma Alinsky she is the daughter of Eric and Jackie Alinsky she will be attending Dukane University studying nursing she has received academic scholarships the Sandy host company scholarship and the Dolores Dill scholarship Natalie Felix Natalie is the daughter of Chris Felix and Dave Felix who was in the class of 1981 she is their last student at Duboce Central Catholic she will be entering the workforce Kiara Foster she is the daughter of Cindy Foster and Gary Foster she is the last student of their family at dubow Central Catholic she will be attending St Vincent College studying sports management she has received the Olympic Club scholarship the chancellor scholarship the George fatula dubow Little League scholarship the lever Gilbert Memorial Scholarship Timberland Federal Credit Union Union scholarship and the daughters of American Revolution honorable mention Hayden Fox Braden is the daughter is the son of Christy class of 1999 and Corey Ragsdale and Adam and Megan Fox Braden will be attending flaggler college studying marketing he has a merit scholarship and athletic Aid Luke fraggle is the son of Pat class of 1995 and Lori Fraggle he is their last student at dubow Central Catholic he will be attending Slippery Rock University studying Finance he has received an achievement award and the dubow soccer association scholarship Marina Haynes she is the daughter of Doug Haynes and Shelley Haynes she is their last student at dubow Central Catholic she will be attending satin Hill University studying Physical Therapy she has received the iloaiei low academic scholarship the Dr Albert and Luanne vericel education scholarship and the 4 M scholarship Olivia helm she is the daughter of John and Jessica Helm she will study at Indiana University Communications media and media marketing she has received the Sutton Scholars award merik hoy he is the son of Merrick Hoy and Wendy hoit he will attend Juniata College studying business he has received the Calvert Ellis scholarship and a Juniata scholarship hope Jacob she is the son or she is she is the daughter of Elaine and Joe Jacob she is the last student in their family at dubow Central Catholic she will attend Slippery Rock University studying political science with a concentration in law and politics she has received a Slippery Rock University athletic scholarship for track and field academic merit scholarship and honors college scholarship Lauren Jenkins she is the daughter of Heath and Marcy Jenkins she is their last student at dubow Central Catholic she will be attending Florida State University studying Actuarial science she has received a Florida State University vires scholarship Daniel Jordan he is the son of Betty Jordan he is her last student at dub boy Central Catholic future plans are undecided he has received the Marianne karacho Memorial Scholarship and the Stanley J and Yolanda M Sula Memorial Scholarship Zayden Jordan Zayden is the son of Jen Jordan he is her last student studying at Dubois Central Catholic he will attend Penn State studying agricultural business Sydney mccreedy she is the daughter of Allison Donahue and Robert mccreedy she is their last student at dub boy Central Catholic she will attend the Bella capela Academy of Cosmetology Cameron Trent Miller he is the son of Cameron and Carrie class of 1997 Miller it is their last student at dubow Central Catholic he will attend Penn State University studying business administration he received a Penn State University academic Mar scholarship and the bill Pringle dubow Little League scholarship Damian Mullins d in is the son of Lucas and Christina McMahon he will attend Jefferson County vocational school studying diesel mechanic and Heavy Equipment Technology and class A CDL Blake paric he is the son of Stephanie paric he is their last student at dubow Central Catholic he will attend Penn West University of Clarion studying sports management and Communications Andrew Ryder he is the son of Jeff and Heather Ryder he is their last student at dubow Central Catholic Andrew will be entering the United States Coast Guard search and rescue Jack Roy Jack is the son of Chad and Beth class of 2003 Roy his future plans are to go to blessed Michael mcgivney House of formation in Baltimore then St Marks seminary in Ganon University he will study accounting or philosophy he has received the Saint Hubert Council Knights of Columbus award Tristan Cedar he is the son of Mike and and Kathy Cedar he is their last student at dubow Central Catholic he will attend Dukane University studying accounting he has received an academic Merit Sal scholarship ARA Slim she is the daughter of Jesse and Emily Slim she will 10 California Institute of Technology with an undecided major she has received the questbridge scholarship Aiden snowberger Aiden is the son of Evan and Pam snowberger he will attend Indiana University studying Kinesiology and exercise science he has received Sutton Scholars scholarship iup baseball scholarship the dubow Little League leverne Gilbert Memorial Scholarship Payton sepples he is the son of Nick and Brandy sio Nick is a graduate of 1998 of dubow Central Catholic Payton will study at Penn State University Park studying engineering he has received the George D Montgomery post 17 American Legion scholarship the dubow VFW scholarship the dubow Rotary Club scholarship the Sandy Coast company scholarship the Simcoe scholarship the Francis J mihail engineering scholarship and the George P gasberry engineering scholarship Johnny Vish study Johnny is the son of Sharon class of 1987 and Peter visheti Johnny is their last student studying at dubow Central Catholic he will attend Bucknell University majoring in business analytics he has received a merit Bucknell scholarship and the Ferrero accounting scholarship Megan Whipple Megan is the daughter of Karen and George Whipple she is their last student at dubow Central Catholic she will attend St Vincent's College majoring in accounting and she has received a bronze merit scholarship Brianna Yale she is the daughter of Jason and Michelle Yale is their last student at dubow Central Catholic she will attend University of Pittsburgh at Bradford majoring in English education 7th through 12th she has received the Pitt Brad offered academic scholarship and the duge family education scholarship Alyssa Yannick she is the daughter of Robert Yannick she will attend Millersville University majoring in early childhood education she received a merit scholarship Sandy Club scholarship Hilda pasari Carmela and Sam Carmela scholarship Weston young doll Weston is the son of Dan and Emily class of 1998 young doll he will attend Penn State University majoring in environmental engineering and political science he has received the Raymond and Margaret Nelson scholarship the Shane Edward her Memorial Scholarship the Gorge the gasberry engineering scholarship and Scholastic challenge scholarship ladies and gentlemen I now now introduced to you the dubow Central Catholic class of 2025 deceived honor plaques are given each year to honor a senior who has shown academic interests and excellent in a given area of study this year dubow Central Catholic is pleased to present honor plaques to the following seniors for overall academic Excellence are validian Lauren Jenkins go ahead for overall academic Excellence are salutatorian arraya Slim for academic interests and excellence in the area of English Johnny visheti for academic interests and excellence in the area of math Payton selesia for academic interests and excellence in the area of science Rya body for academic interests and excellence in the area of social studies hope Jacob for academic interests and excellence in the area of theology Jack Roy for academic interests in excellence in the area of business Luke Fraggle for academic interests and excellence in the area of Technology Braden Fox for academic interests and excellence in the area of Music Brianna Yale for academic interests and excellence in the area of theater Weston young doll for academic interests and excellence in the area of art Camille Christmas for academic interests and excellence in the area of foreign language Daniel Jordan there are 2 for this 1 for academic interests and excellent in the area of Athletics Marina Haynes and Aiden snowberger this may be my favorite 1 for outstanding school spirit Tristan Cedar this next award is called the Catholic leadership ship award each year 1 graduate DCC senior receives the Catholic leadership scholarship this scholarship is based on his or her years of leadership and service to both the school and our community each candidate must fill out an application and submit a 1-page essay detailing their leadership and service activities the names are removed from the essays they are reviewed by a committee made up of faculty and staff this scholarship is in honor and in memory of Mary petruzzi leonetti dubow Central Catholic is pleased to present the 2025 Mary petruzzi leonetti Catholic leadership award to Daniel Jordan I am going to now call forward the assistant superintendent for the Diocese of Erie Mrs Laura Blake to present the Bishops award good afternoon everyone my name is Laura Blake and I have the pre privilege of serving as assistant superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Erie it is truly an honor to be here with you today as we celebrate this milestone in the lives of the graduating class of 2025 on behalf of Bishop Lawrence Persico the Catholic schools office and the Diocese of Erie I extend a heartfelt Cong congratulations to each of you the graduates today marks not just the completion of your high school Journey but the beginning of a new chapter 1 that we pray will be filled with purpose Faith and Hope to the parents grandparents and family members gathered here thank you your sacrifices Financial personal and spiritual have given your children the gift of Catholic Education you have planted seeds of Faith virtue and learning that will continue to grow for a lifetime your commitment is a powerful witness to the importance of placing God at the center of our lives to our school leaders faculty and staff thank you for your tireless dedication Catholic Education is simply not a profession it is a vocation uth not only subjects but Souls your commitment to academic excellence and Faith formation has shaped these students into young men and women who are ready to serve the world and their church we are deeply grateful for for your ministry we are also thankful for the pastors priests and Parish communities who have Faithfully supported Catholic Education your spiritual leadership the celebration of the sacraments and your daily witness to Christ's love allows our students to know what it means to be truly alive in their faith Catholic Education would not be possible without you and now to you the graduates you are stepping into a world that needs your faith your hope and your love as you go forward remember that you are never alone God walks with you he has a plan for each of you 1 that Uniquely Yours my encouragement to you is this prey often seek his will be courageous enough to follow wherever he leads you there will be moments of uncertainty but there will also be moments of great joy and of Discovery and of profound peace when you are walking in step with the call God has placed in your heart trust him this afternoon I am here to recognize 1 student who amplifies the values we hold most dear and Catholic Education at this time I am honored to present the Bishops Excellence award given by Bishop Lawrence to a graduating sooner who has demonstrated not only academic Excellence but also a deep commitment to living the faith with service and integrity it is the great joy as we present this year's Bishop Excellence award to Megan Whipple congratulations once again to the class of 2025 may God bless you and God inside your every step thank you I want to share just a few words before I call Mrs Miller up when the class of 2025 first started here at Dubois Central Catholic I had the opportunity to be many of their preschool teacher it is such a privilege to be able to say that I was with many of you when you walked in on that very first day of school and then I was with you when you did your last walk for Senior Walk on your very last day of high school over the past 15 years we've welcomed additional friends and said goodbye to others it has been a joy and an honor to watch you grow em sure and develop into fine young men and women that sit before me today as you celebrate your graduation in accomplishments I encourage each of you to reflect on the many that have gotten you to this point I personally want to thank the parents and families of our graduating seniors words cannot express my deep appreciation and gratitude for your Khan continued support and generosity and involvement in our school thank you for sharing with us your precious children thank you for partnering with DCC to ensure that together we were meeting the educational personal and spiritual needs of your student thank you to the class of 2025 thank you for your leadership your work ethic your character and I literally mean character because there's characters and compassion thank you for sharing your artistic musical athletic and academic gifts thank you for your commitment to serving others within the school and out in the Greater Community each of you truly possesses The Shining Light of Christ and I encourage you to continue living out your faith by showing love kindness and compassion to others be a reflection of Jesus Christ through your actions and your interactions in closing I would like to reflect upon the Bible verse tester 4:14 and the verse reads perhaps this is the moment for which you were created I encourage each of you to seize the opportunities in which you have been granted use your special skills and resources to make a difference in the world and know that God has a purpose for your life always remember that you are loved make good choices and always be kind congratulations to the class of 2025 at this time I will call forward Mrs Carrie Miller okay the hard part's over I think right good I had a few little tears but good afternoon everyone it is with great pride deep emotion and tremendous joy that I welcome you to this graduation ceremony for the class of 2025 today I speak not only as their principal but as you know as a parent I never imagined I would be a Catholic School principal nor presenting you with your diplomas 13 years after meeting you before addressing my graduating class I'd like to take a minute to recognize some very special and dedicated members in our in our Central Catholic Family First off to our parents thank you for enrolling your student or your children with us at DCC and Trust ing us with their education you deserve the credit for raising amazing group of young men and women who stand before us today when parents are involved in their in their students education the efforts compounds in a powerful force that leads onto Unlimited opportunities for success so I thank you for a DCC faculty and our Parish priests you all have played a key role in our seniors education and experiences as they navigate through the halls of of DCC I am very proud of the team who has demonstrated the day in and day out for their commitment for our students in the Catholic mission your kindness and caring for the students is the reason why these young adults will blossom into Future Leaders thank you again and now to my seniors you've always always welcome me into your lives as I became your principal when you were in sixth grade it was a big transition from being Trent's mom to be in principle for both of us I have the pleasure not only to teach and coach most of you but to be your principal I loved watching you grow and overcome many obstacles as a class you guys are always happy and you love to laugh I have now many of them since the first day in elementary school as a parent and again when I became their principal in sixth grade we've had many additions to our family since then I've witnessed them through missing teeth awkward haircuts knee high socks and Elementary sweat bands backpacks twice their size to becoming unorganized middle schoolers to the boys learning to tie their ties the girls learning how to do their hair and makeup in the girls always taking care of the boys to creating your schedules watching the tickety talk videos that you made and deciding to what you wanted to do after high school I watched you transform into the amazing young adults that you are today I spent an enormous amount of time together over the years some students like Payton I feel that I saw more than my own son at times you guys always would stop down into the office to get a snack or a drink of water just to talk and I'm sure just to get out of class at times I felt you would never leave my office but I wouldn't trade it for the world as a group though we learned many things from each other and I'm pretty sure that these seniors do not have a filter when it comes to sharing things with me they have been making fun of me for weeks and placing bets on how long I'll last through this beach before I start crying it's not going to happen so I'm good 1 of my favorite things with this group is how they always supported each other and wanted to do things together no matter if it was a play a musical academic contests or sporting event the class showed up in cheered each other on the a created memories together through their High School Journey we are blessed today to celebrate ate with them their last memory in this building as I always do every graduation I like to point out some of my favorite memories or sayings or events that they that the senior class has done so I've had to really scrub this if you know this group so Mrs Miller we really should have more senior privileges we know you're our favorite we're your favorite class you guys always had dress down day passes it was amazing the boys telling me whatever the girl said we did we didn't do but don't check the cameras anyway the jokes of the day and Trent getting a detention for standing on the the table telling the joke of the day still to this day he says it was so worth it being the only class since I've been here to win the back-to-back Powderpuff champions spending most of your eighth grade coid year in the library with Mrs austman teaching Deca in stream and the amazing inventions that you created you guys coming to me regretting that you doubled up on AP math courses with Mr Z and me telling you again I told you so watching all the amazing musicals drama skits and experience then our high school coreth blossom always having an amazing Scholastic challenge team at Pittsburgh or at Penn State seeing most of my senior Boys in prom dresses this year for drama skits all the district and state titles that you have won in sports and watching all the programs grow drastically because of you having my mock trial team turn into sharks at their court cases 3 weeks ago walking into the library in the morning and seeing all of you sleeping on the library tables after your senior sleepover I did not know how many kids you could put up in a air mattress but I'm pretty sure I saw 6 in 1 at 1 time you're telling me during the basketball season Mrs Miller wait till you see what we have planned for the student section tonight we promise we'll stay off the floors and we promise it's appropriate at this time we promise and having Mr Cedar be Moses Getting the staff taken away from him from Bonnie at Clarion University for the girls basketball game but he was still able to part Red Sea of our students section throughout it all will you guys always did this together you were always family your amazing group of adults and you were going to be successful in the next steps of your lives wherever your future leads you you know that your DCC family will be watching and cheering for you we'll always look forward to updates and seeing where your dreams lead follow your passions continue to lead and never settle although your Academic School year is over we have a few more things to accomplish we have the DCC players last last performance on Tuesday and as you have heard as well too our softball and baseball teams will be playing for districts tomorrow and trying to make another run at this State title do like you always do go support each other and continue pushing on so in closing I'm going to tell you 1 more time the things that I have told you since you were in sixth grade what's the first 1 Weston what do I always say make make good choices or my foot in your dupa will meet don't do drugs and I love you congratulations class of 2025 first at this time I would like to call up father for our closing prayer before we do our alma mater in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen heavenly father I ask that you continue to watch over our graduating class of 25 that you walk with them you guide them you protect them and you let them know these following words often follow me follow me follow me and you give them the strength and the courage to do so and also ask that you continue to bless their families their extended family and their friends let them know that they're never alone and that the great journey with Jesus is a wonderful Adventure and may almighty God bless you in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen um before let me go with uh before we do our alma mater in the students will process out students are going to go outside of the building for their pictures for their hat toss so you once they are out you guys can all proceed outside as well too okay all right the folds of Mary's mental a tower of strength you stand a symbol of Truth and wisdom you will find in the shadow of his hand the spirit of love like the wings of a dove over all those entrusted to you the Loyalty we bring our Fields here we sing all the forever we're true lovely we give thee our love we praise you while we live and in the years to be whatever we may do ourselves to you Catholic High School sadly we've been the memory we never far from the our hearts to the our we pledge ourselves to you the Central Catholic High School farewell
