Seton Student Achievements

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Date Headline
2010-08-28 Seton Student Asks for Donations Instead of Birthday Gifts
2010-07-27 Honorable Mention in Poetry Contest
2010-07-20 Seton Student Scores 2300 on SATs
2010-07-12 Former Student Volunteers to Help Haiti Earthquake Victims
2010-06-23 Seton Graduate Receives Music Degree
2010-06-18 Seton Graduate Wins Class Award
2010-06-11 Seton Student Scores 800 on SAT
2010-06-02 Seton Student Places First in Scholarship Contest
2010-05-29 Seton Student Places Third in Chef Competition
2010-05-25 Seton Scholarship Recipients
2010-05-22 Seton Student Participates in Papal Mass
2010-05-21 Seton Scout Earns Religious Emblem
2010-05-14 Seton Graduate Accepted to College of William and Mary
2010-05-12 Seton Graduate Awarded Dean’s Scholarship
2010-05-11 Seton Graduate Joins Poor Clares
2010-05-07 Seton Student Wins Billy Mitchell Award
2010-05-01 Seton Student Takes First Place in Writing Contest
2010-05-01 Seton Sophomore Volunteers with the Coalition for Family Economic Progress
2010-04-28 Student Author at Book Signing
2010-04-27 Seton Scholarship Recipients
2010-04-24 Seton Graduate Completes Writing Program with Honors
2010-04-21 Seton Graduate Entering Convent
2010-04-19 Seton Graduate To Be Ordained
2010-04-09 Seton Student in Robotics Contest
2010-03-25 Seton Student named ALL STATE
2010-03-23 Seton Student Awarded Taekwondo Student of the Month
2010-03-16 Seton Graduate Receives Scholarships
2010-03-06 Seton Student Excels in Financial Literacy Challenge
2010-02-15 Seton Student Receives Entomology Award
2010-02-13 Seton Graduate Accepted to Seminary in Australia
2010-01-29 Seton Student Accepted to Worcester Polytechnic
2010-01-26 Seton Student Places 3rd in Irish Dance Competition
2009-12-11 Published Junior Accepted to National Society
2009-10-21 2009 National Merit Scholar Letter of Commendation
2009-10-17 Seton’s 2009 National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists
2009-10-17 Seton Junior Wins Scholarship in Essay Contest
2009-08-19 Seton Student Skates for Hungary
2009-08-11 Article Published by Seton Graduate
2009-07-23 Seton Graduates in the Seminary and Religious Life
2009-07-13 Perfect 800 SAT scores
2009-06-24 Seton Student Places 3rd in Essay Contest
2009-06-23 Seton Graduate Awarded Knights of Columbus Scholarship
2009-06-19 Seton Graduate Makes Dean’s List
2009-06-15 Seton Graduate Awarded Full-Tuition Scholarship
2009-06-10 Seton Student Accepted into High School Student Society
2009-06-08 Seton Student Receives Girl Scout Gold Award
2009-06-06 Seton Student Receives Scholarship to Music Camp
2009-06-03 Graduation with Honors from West Point
2009-05-28 Seton Graduate Honored at University Awards Night
2009-05-26 Seton Student Wins Chemistry Awards
2009-05-23 Seton Student Takes First Place in Essay Contest
2009-05-11 Seton Graduate Applies To Seminary
2009-05-07 Seton Graduate To Be Ordained Deacon
2009-05-01 Seton Student To Attend UCLA
2009-03-23 Seton Student Receives Explorer of the Year Award
2009-03-21 Seton Student Releases Christian CD
2009-02-04 Seton Student Wins HSLDA Essay Contest

2009 - present

2007 - 2008

2005 - 2006

2003 - 2004

2001 - 2002

Seton Student Asks for Donations Instead of Birthday Gifts

One of Seton’s 8-year-old elementary students recently requested that, instead of birthday gifts, her party guests should bring donations to the local Humane Society. More info can be found at the Houston County Humane Society website.

Honorable Mention in Poetry Contest

Seton junior Elizabeth Cairnie won “Honorable Mention” in Category 2 (ages 11 to 14) of the 2010 HSLDA poetry contest. She was in the top five winning entries. Below is her entry:

Day at Auction
Elizabeth Cairnie
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
All day have I perused and watched and shopped,
A maid I need for Anne, my wife; she must
Be sharp, nice teeth, good eyes and of good stock.
Aha! Among the brats; yes, there she is.
But what is this? A child is in her lap.
He clings, he cries, she looks around the crowd.
She is the one I want, yet what of him?
Need him, want him I do not, but her eyes!
Distressed and sad, forlorn, afraid, and lost,
They cry for pity; they long for God’s help.
Her heart awaits those breaking words, those words
Are mine to say. She is prepared to part
With fruit of womb, alas, her readiness
Is that of one who faces the preordained.
With tears and sobs suppressed, she grasps her child,
Her arms, like tender vines, encircle him.
My coins or her child? Shall I be the one
To put her heart to point of sword? My God,
Good business, bah! cannot be “good” when it
Results in torment, grief, and human pain.
They shall remain together. Though my purse
Is lighter, her gratitude fills my soul.

Seton Student Scores 2300 on SATs

Seton student John Robert Griswold took the SAT test in March and scored a 2300 (720 in Math, 780 in Writing, and a perfect 800 in Reading). He had no preparation other than his many years of Seton courses and a basic SAT prep book. Says Mrs. Griswold:

The credit for this accomplishment goes to Seton’s excellent program and its dedicated employees. Obviously the counselors and graders are the ones on the “front lines,” but we homeschooling families realize that everyone at Seton has a hand in the end result. Had it not been for the family-friendly attitude we encountered in all departments, we would not have homeschooled our children through high school — a critical time in their intellectual and moral development.

Former Student Volunteers to Help Haiti Earthquake Victims

Shortly after the January 12th earthquake in Haiti, former Seton student and ER nurse Erika Hoenke volunteered for 2½ weeks to help treat the victims of the quake. Erika attended Seton Home Study School for 5 years and graduated from the Franciscan University in Steubenville. She will begin medical school in the fall at Michigan State University. More info about her efforts may be found in the article titled “Mission of Mercy” from The Mining Journal newspaper.

Seton Graduate Receives Music Degree

Seton graduate Nathaniel Bean (2006) received a Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude with honors, from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, at its commencement exercises on Sunday, June 13. A trumpet performance major, Nathaniel received the William H. and Alta B. Arbogast Music Prize awarded to a graduating senior music major with the highest grade-point average. He has performed with numerous ensembles, including the Otterbein Wind Ensemble, Otterbein Big Band, Westerville Symphony, Cardinal Marching Band, College Band Directors National Association intercollegiate and Midwest honor bands, and as a soloist at St. Patrick Parish in Columbus, Ohio, and other churches. Nathaniel also was an original member of Otterbein Students for Life and for the past two years was a judge for the Ohio Right to Life Oratory Contest. Nathaniel has accepted a teaching assistant position at the University of Iowa, where he will begin graduate studies in trumpet performance in the fall.

Seton Graduate Wins Class Award

Seton graduate Dustin Ehle (2008) has been awarded the Sophomore Class Award from Franciscan University of Steubenville for the 2009-2010 academic year. He is being recognized for high scholarship (4.0 GPA) and campus activities. Dustin is a Computer Science major, minoring in Mathematics. He is also in the Honors Program at Franciscan. According to his parents: “We are very grateful to Seton because our children were well prepared for college!”

Seton Student Scores 800 on SAT

Seton Junior Laura Campos recently took the SAT for the first time and scored a 2150—including a perfect 800 on the writing section. Says Laura’s mother: “We are proud of Laura and her academic accomplishments. We thank Seton for their excellent curriculum and promoting the importance of writing.”

Seton Student Places First in Scholarship Contest

Seton student Marie Severyn recently placed first in the College Division of the Centerville-Washington Township Americana Festival Scholarship Contest. She will receive a framed certificate and a $1,500 scholarship. The award is based on community service, a 500-word essay, and an interview. To learn more about the contest, go to the Americana Festival website.

Seton Student Places Third in Chef Competition

Seton student Jacqueline Wardle placed 3rd in a Regional Teen Chef Competion on April 17th, 2010 at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. She was awarded a $2000 scholarship. Jacque was proud to hear “Seton Home School” announced as her school along with her name.

Seton Scholarship Recipients

Seton student Daniel Schmit has been awarded a $16,000 Regents/Trustees Scholarship to the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Seton student Noah Gagnon has been awarded a $15,000 Presidential Scholarship, as well as a $6,000 Co-op Scholarship, to Kettering University in Flint, Michigan.

Seton Student Participates in Papal Mass

Seton student Rose Herlihy participated in the Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI at Fatima, Portugal on May 13, 2010. More info can be found in this article from The Catholic Leader, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia.

Seton Scout Earns Religious Emblem

Thomas with his brother and parents after Scout Sunday Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue - Apr 18th, 2010
Thomas Schumann (2nd from left) with his brother
and parents after Scout Sunday Mass in St. Patrick’s
Cathedral on 5th Avenue - Apr 18th, 2010

Seton 10th grader Thomas Schumann earned the Pope Pius XII religious emblem for Catholic Scouts under the counsel of his father. Walter has been Religious Emblems Counselor for Thomas and also for Thomas’ brother Paul, who also received this same medal in 2004. Thomas currently holds rank of Star in the Boy Scouts and is working toward the rank of Eagle Scout.

Paul Schumann, a 2008 Seton graduate, is an Eagle Scout. He just completed his sophomore year at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY. He is studying Accounting on full scholarship, headed for a B.A./M.B.A. 5-yr degree.

Seton Graduate Accepted to College of William and Mary

Seton graduate Jane Bernardo-Solis has been accepted into the College of William and Mary. She will be graduating this summer semester from Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach and currently holds a 4.0 GPA at TCC. At William and Mary she intends to major in Neuroscience and engage in research. Says Jane: “Thank you for the challenging and enriching experience at Seton. The knowledge you have given me, I will take with me on my journey of life, and I humbly attribute my successes to Seton’s curriculum.”

Seton Graduate Awarded Dean’s Scholarship

Seton graduate Adam Stutzman has been awarded a $13,000 per year Dean’s Scholarship at St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana. In addition to this, they are giving him $4,000 a year to play the trumpet in their music program. (Adam has excelled in the band programs at the local high school and was selected for the All-State Honor Band for each of the last three years.) He will also be playing on the varsity tennis team as a walk-on.

Seton Graduate Joins Poor Clares

1998 Seton graduate Shannon Murphy is now a cloistered Poor Clare nun in Illinois, having made her Solemn Vows on the Eve of the Solemnity of All Saints 2009.

Seton Student Wins Billy Mitchell Award

Luis Boothe with award certificate
Luis Boothe

Seton 10th grader Luis M. Boothe recently earned the Billy Mitchell Award and attained the rank of Cadet Second Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol. To earn the Mitchell Award, cadets must pass comprehensive leadership and aerospace exams as well as a rigorous physical fitness test, and they must complete an encampment. In addition, in order to move into the cadet officer ranks, Mitchell awardees are expected to exhibit very mature behavior, to be highly responsible, and to demonstrate leadership skill before they can take their exams. Cadets who receive the Mitchell Award are eligible for advanced placement to the grade of E-3 (Airman First Class) should they enter the Air Force. All U.S. military service academies look favorably upon cadets who have earned the Mitchell Award.

Seton Student Takes First Place in Writing Contest

Seton junior Evelyn Hildebrand recently won 1st Place in the First Division (ages 12-15) of the 2nd annual “A Call to Pens” Patrick Henry College Short Story Competition. More information, along with her winning entry, may be found on the Patrick Henry College website.

Seton Sophomore Volunteers with the Coalition for Family Economic Progress

Seton sophomore Donovan Gonzalez recently volunteered with the Coalition for Family Economic Progress as a greeter for the Free Income Tax Preparation at the Affordable Housing offices in El Paso, Texas. He checked to see if people had proper i.d., W-2’s, and last year’s return, helped them sign in, and sat them down in the office. He also kept a list of people and called them in to the preparer as needed in the computer lab.

Student Author at Book Signing

Elizabeth Lewis at book signing
Elizabeth Lewis at book signing

On April 24th, Seton student Elizabeth Lewis participated in a book signing for her novel Spellbound at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books held on the UCLA Campus. She had signed all 75 of her books halfway through the signing and started signing bookmarks and flyers about the book because the line was still quite long. She found the experience very rewarding, and, in her words “it was awesome!” She is currently working on three new novels.

Seton Scholarship Recipients

Seton student Elizabeth Schneider has been awarded a Trustees’ Merit Scholarship by the University of Dayton in the amount of $13,500 per year, up to $54,000 for four years.

Seton student Michaela Boros has been awarded a $2,000 Gateway Scholarship to Ohio University.

Seton Graduate Completes Writing Program with Honors

On March 26th, Seton 2009 graduate Catherine Webb graduated with honors from Ashworth College’s Professional Writing Children’s Books Program. In recognition of her academic achievements and 4.0 GPA, she has been nominated for membership in the Georgia Alpha Chapter of the Delta Epsilon Tau National Honor Society, which bestows commendation on students from an accredited distance learning institution.

Upon her induction, she will receive a personalized membership certificate and a congratulatory letter, as well as an Honor Society Gold Key inscribed with Greek letters, a flaming torch, and the words “Integrity” and “Excellence.” The children’s book that she wrote as a final assignment in the program was highly praised by her instructor, and she is currently in the process of searching for a publisher.

Seton Graduate Entering Convent

Seton graduate Kayla Petri will be entering a monastery of cloistered Dominican nuns on April 29th.

Seton Graduate To Be Ordained

Next month, on the eve of Pentecost, Seton graduate John Ellis Shannon will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Nebraska. He is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter and will celebrate his first Solemn High Mass on Pentecost Sunday.

Seton Student in Robotics Contest

On April 3rd, Seton 10th grader Richard Pajerski, homeschooled with Seton since kindergarden, participated in his regional FIRST robotic competition. He and his team qualified to participate in the national FIRST championship 2 weeks later. More info can be found at www.wral.com/news/local/story/7353930/.

Seton Student named ALL STATE

Kelly Morgan
Kelly Morgan

Kelly Morgan, a Seton senior who plays varsity basketball for Hollis/Brookline High School, has been selected to the 2009-10 ALL STATE TEAM, First Team, Class I, by the New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Association - NHBCO. Kelly was also named Captain and selected to the Senior All Star Team to represent Class I at the upcoming Granite State Games. In addition Kelly was named to the NHBCO’s Academic Honor Roll for 2009-2010. This marks the third consecutive year that Kelly has been selected to the ALL STATE team for New Hampshire. She has committed to play for WPI and will be entering as a member of the Class of 2014.

Seton Student Awarded Taekwondo Student of the Month

Seton student Jamie McWilliam has been selected March 2010 Student of the Month by Erdman’s Black Belt Academy for his loyalty and commitment to Taekwondo. He is a 2nd degree black belt, junior leader, at Erdman’s. He holds 7 Nevada State Champion titles, and was ranked in the Top Ten in the world in 2008. He recently took the first of three mid-terms required in order to test for his 3rd degree black belt in March 2011, receiving a near perfect score. In addition to his Karate curriculum, Jamie has been traveling to tournaments around the country, competing this year in hopes of gaining a position in the Top Ten for 2010.

Jamie will be completing 8th grade before his 13th birthday this May, as well as two high school level courses. He sets an incredible example for his fellow students at the karate school, and is very well liked and respected by them all, particularly the younger, lower ranked students.

Seton Graduate Receives Scholarships

Seton 2009 graduate Nicole M. Villalobos was awarded an ASAP and merit scholarship. She is currently a freshman at the University of Dallas majoring in Biochemistry. She made the Dean’s List in her first semester at UD and will be studying in the UD Rome program next spring. She accomplished all of her schooling from 4th through 12th grade enrolled solely with Seton Home Study School.

Seton Student Excels in Financial Literacy Challenge

Seton student David Salmonowicz recently finished in the top 20 percent in the National Financial Literacy Challenge.

Seton Student Receives Entomology Award

Seton student Sean Reynolds was awarded High Point Individual for a 4H Entomology Contest on January 25th. He used Seton’s 5th grade science materials to help study.

Seton Graduate Accepted to Seminary in Australia

Dear Seton,

My name is James ... (19) and I am from Melbourne, Australia. I would just like to say thank-you so much for the wonderful education that I received via Seton online. I did years 10 and 12 English through Seton and the way the faith was included in the studies was amazing! It is truly the way English should be taught to Catholics and others as well. I am about to enter the seminary here in Melbourne, after feeling God’s call to the Priesthood. Doing home-schooling has been such a blessing, in which Seton has played a major role. The markers are so kind, as are all the staff I’m sure! Keep up the great work. Please pray for me in my vocation.

May God Bless you all abundantly,

James

Seton Student Accepted to Worcester Polytechnic

Kelly Morgan
Kelly Morgan

Kelly Morgan, a Seton Home Study School student since the first grade, has been accepted to WPI, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and awarded a very substantial academic scholarship! In addition Kelly has been recruited to play basketball for the WPI Lady Engineers, the women’s varsity team, at the point guard/shooting guard position.

WPI is a private college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, especially recognized for their engineering programs. Kelly will be working towards a Business Management Engineering, Bachelor of Science degree.

Seton Student Places 3rd in Irish Dance Competition

Seton student Owen Riley placed third in the Mid-Atlantic Oireachtas this past November. He qualified for and will be competing at the Oireachtas Rince na Criena.(World championships of Irish Dance) this coming March in Glasgow, Scotland. His ceili team won first place in the November competition and is also competing at Worlds. He is currently ranked 18th in the world. This will be his fourth time competing at the worlds as a solo. He has danced at the New Jersey PAC with Patty Noonan and the Chieftans, and at Carnegie Hall with Ronan Tynan. He has also performed with Cherish the Ladies.

Published Junior Accepted to National Society

Elizabeth Lewis
Elizabeth Lewis

Elizabeth Lewis, a junior student of Seton, was nominated and accepted into the National Society of High School Scholars. Elizabeth has also published her first teen novel, Spellbound. She wrote this novel over a 3 year period. It will be featured at the London Book Fair, and is being reviewed for a possible movie. She is presently working on three more novels. Elizabeth will be going to Washington D.C. this summer to receive the Congressional Gold Award.

2009 National Merit Scholar Letter of Commendation

Seton student Kaleigh Wiley has received a 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program Letter of Commendation. These are awarded to high-scorers on the PSAT/NMSQT® who did not qualify for semifinalist status.

Seton’s 2009 National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists

Congratulations to this year’s Seton National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists:

Andrew Bridges
Jenette Kuo
Noah Gagnon
Alexandra Wilson

Seton Junior Wins Scholarship in Essay Contest

Seton 11th grader Jessica Ries recently won one of two 1-year scholarships to the Keizer Academy of Music and Arts in an essay contest held by the school this summer. Contestants were to write a 500-word essay on why their chosen art is important to them. Jessica chose music, and decided to take voice lessons with her scholarship.

Seton Student Skates for Hungary

Katherine Hadford - Evening with Champions
Katherine M. Hadford at Harvard
University’s “Evening with Champions”
October 1999

Katherine Maria Hadford (Kati) began figure skating “for fun” in 1996. After less than 6 weeks in a group class her instructor advised her parents of her “exceptional talent” and urged her to sign up for private lessons so she could advance quicker at her own level. Her advice launched Kati’s national and international competitive figure skating career. In 1998, at only 9 years old, she qualified to compete in the United States Junior Olympics in the Juvenile Ladies Singles Division. Today, she still remains the youngest lady in United States Figure Skating history to ever compete in this division at 9 years old. The following year she again qualified and competed in the United States Junior Olympics Ladies Freeskating Singles, but this time she competed in the Intermediate Ladies Singles Division—one level higher. Back in those years only two ladies out of over a hundred entries qualified to compete in the Junior Olympics from each of the eight regions in the United States.

Katherine Hadford - 2005 Eastern Sectionals
Katherine at the U.S. Figure Skating
2005 Eastern Sectionals
November 2004

Following the recommendations of U.S. World and Olympic judges, Kati was ready to train with higher-level coaches and began training at the University of Delaware. Training in Delaware meant four hours driving from Virginia 4–5 days a week. Her long-distance training meant she could no longer continue her schooling at the Catholic elementary school she attended since Kindergarten. Her grandparents recommended Kati enroll in the Seton Home School program primarily for its outstanding Catholic principles rooted in all of their subjects, but also because of Seton’s flexibility in completing the various course curriculums, because of their long-standing reputation, and because of Seton’s excellent counselors, along with impressive recommendations the family received from other home schooling parents. After about 4 years of commuting, Kati’s family rented a small apartment in Newark, Delaware. Her brothers and sister enrolled in Catholic schools in Wilmington and Kati continued learning through Seton Home Schooling. She also completed and passed 16 two-part figure skating tests from the preliminary through the senior level. Until 2005 she competed as a member of U.S. Figure Skating in over 300 local, regional, sectional, and national competitions throughout the USA and collected over 300 medals and awards. She qualified two times to compete in the U.S. National Championships in the senior ladies division—the highest level and most important of all U.S. competitions. She was also invited three times to perform a solo program at Harvard University’s prestigious “Evening With Champions” show—a fundraiser which benefits children afflicted with cancer.

Katherine Hadford - 2008 Junior Worlds
Katherine at the ISU 2008
Junior Worlds
March 2008

In the summer of 2005 Kati’s family travelled to Hungary to visit relatives. (Kati and her family have dual citizenship with the USA and Hungary.) While in Hungary she trained in the ice arena in Budapest. Representatives from the Hungarian National Figure Skating Team met with Kati and her family and invited her to join the Hungarian National Figure Skating Team. The decision was difficult because it meant Kati had to leave U.S. Figure Skating in order to compete for Hungary. Although she had many memorable years in U.S. Figure Skating, Kati decided she was ready for new challenges. She wanted to travel and learn the Hungarian language. Skating and training in Hungary gave her the opportunity to get immersed in Hungarian language and culture, and to travel throughout Europe extensively.

Article Published by Seton Graduate

Seton graduate Kara Nelson recently published an article in the Hawaii Catholic Herald concerning a group of nuns from the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians—founded in Guwahati, India—who have taken up residence in Hilo, Hawaii to support the local parish.

Seton Graduates in the Seminary and Religious Life

Seton graduate Mary Hendershott of Tennessee is entering the Nashville Dominicans in August. Her brother Michael is continuing his studies at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Pennsylvania. Michael Poston, also of Tennessee is also at St. Charles.

Perfect 800 SAT scores

Seton 11th graders Paulius Sinkora and Laura Henry both earned a perfect 800 on the Writing portion of the SAT in the June 2009 test.

Seton Student Places 3rd in Essay Contest

Seton student Wesley Egan won 3rd place in the entire state of Washington for a Knights of Columbus Respect for Life essay contest.  The topic was: God’s Gift is Life.

Seton Graduate Awarded Knights of Columbus Scholarship

Seton graduate Nicholas Blank recently received a Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Pro Deo and Pro Patria Scholarship.  The award is for a maximum of $1,500 annually.  Nicholas will be attending Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia.

Seton Graduate Makes Dean’s List

Seton graduate Paul Schumann made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2008 semester at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York.  Paul earned a 4.0 GPA for that semester.  He is in the Honors Program at the college, majoring in Accounting, and is taking courses to complete a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in 5 years.  Paul is also on the college’s Men’s Tennis Team.

Seton Graduate Awarded Full-Tuition Scholarship

Recent Seton graduate Catherine Gray has been awarded a full-tuition, four-year scholarship to the University of Great Falls in Great Falls, Montana.  UGF is a Catholic university founded in 1932 by the Sisters of Providence.  Before graduation, Catherine attended college classes at her local Catholic college through its Advanced College Experience Program.  She earned 28 college credits, all of which transferred to UGF.

Seton Student Accepted into High School Student Society

NSHSS certificate
Patrick’s National Assocation of High School Scholars membership certificate

Seton student Patrick Koffley was recently accepted as a member into the National Society of High School Scholars.  Also, this past spring he was awarded a four-year, $20,000 scholarship to Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

Seton Student Receives Girl Scout Gold Award

Elizabeth Lewis with Gold Award
Elizabeth Lewis with Gold Award

On Friday, May 29th, Seton student Elizabeth Anne Lewis received the Girl Scout Gold Award.  This is the highest award a Girl Scout can attain.  It is equivalent to an Eagle Scout Award for the Boy Scouts.  Only 5½ percent of all girl scouts in the United States receive this award.  Among the many other awards she has received are all the Catholic medals, four in total, that you can earn through the Girl Scouts, as well as the medal of honor for saving a life (hanging from the red ribbon on her left shoulder in the photo at right), which she received at the age of 10 for saving her own mother’s life using the Heimlich Maneuver.

Seton Student Receives Scholarship to Music Camp

Seton student Laura Casado, grade 7 from Clovis, CA, has received a partial scholarship to Fresno Pacific University’s Summer Music Camp.  She will participate in the voice and musical theater component of the program.  One of the pieces she sang as part of the scholarship application was “Panis Angelicus.”

Graduation with Honors from West Point

Kurt Hoenke
Kurt Hoenke

Former Seton student Kurt M. K. Hoenke recently graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, with honors, in Chemical Engineering.

Seton Graduate Honored at University Awards Night

Seton graduate Christa McMahon recently received the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Woman of the Year Award at Ave Maria University’s Senior Awards Night. The award recognizes a female graduating senior who has contributed significantly to the spiritual, social, academic, and moral welfare of the Catholic community at Ave Maria University. It is awarded based on the areas academic excellence, service to the University and broader community, dedication to the mission of Ave Maria, and joyful participation in the life of the campus. It is the highest honor given to a senior female graduate from the Office of Student Life.

Seton Student Wins Chemistry Awards

Seton student Paul Ashour received the awards for Outstanding Achievement in General Chemistry I and Outstanding Achievement in General Chemistry II for the 2008-2009 school year at Tarrant County College’s Southeast Campus in Arlington, Texas on April 21, 2009.

Seton Student Takes First Place in Essay Contest

Seton student Christa Ross recently won First Place in a Holocaust Remembrance Essay Contest sponsored by Holloman Air Force Base. Christa credits Seton historian Bruce T. Clark and Christ the King, Lord of History, one of Seton’s history texts, for their help in writing her essay.

Seton Graduate Applies To Seminary

Seton graduate and Gates Scholar Jeffrey Kirkland, a graduate of Emory University, has applied to seminary with the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter in Denton, Nebraska. If accepted, his formation will take seven years.

Seton Graduate To Be Ordained Deacon

Seton graduate Joseph Andre Gill will be ordained to the Order of Deacon at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, Maryland on May 23rd by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore.

Seton Student To Attend UCLA

Seton student Joan Miller has been admitted to both the University of California at Los Angeles as well as Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Pepperdine also offered her a four-year academic scholarship of $26,000 per academic year. After much prayer, she has decided to attend UCLA, majoring in Biophysics.

Seton Student Receives Explorer of the Year Award

Aaron Kamm
Aaron Kamm with award

Seton 9th grader Aaron Kamm recently received the “Explorer of the Year Award” for 2008 for his work on the Explorer Post of Laramie County Fire District #2 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The advisors on the Explorer Post had this to say about why he was selected for the award:

Aaron has volunteered with Laramie County Fire District #2’s Explorer Post for just over a year. His tireless efforts towards the Explorer Post and Department and quest for knowledge have earned him the award of “Explorer of the Year 2008.” Aaron has a wonderful attitude towards learning as much as he can in the field of fire and emergency services. He has become a leader to others and has been a pleasure to have on the Post.

Seton Student Releases Christian CD

Seton student Brittany Nicole Matherne released her first Christian CD entitled Guiding Light on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at a concert held at St. Hilary Catholic Church in Raceland, LA. For more information, go to www.brittanynicole.biz.

Seton Student Wins HSLDA Essay Contest

We are pleased to announce that 5th grader, Emily Casado, a Seton student since first grade, has won 1st place in the Home School Legal Defense Association’s (HSLDA) 2008 annual essay contest. She critiqued the Irish proverb “The work praises the man.”

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