Baccalaureate Mass & Awards
Baccalaureate Mass & Awards
Baccalaureate Speakers
Lily E. Johnson
Baccalaureate Speaker
Lily E. Johnson has been named Baccalaureate Speaker. She will deliver an address at the Senior Awards Ceremony, immediately following the Baccalaureate Mass on Sunday, June 2 at Cheverus High School.
While at Cheverus, Johnson was a four-year member of the Best Buddies Club and
a three-year member of the Key Club.
Johnson received the Cheverus Award her freshman year, is a member of the National Honor Society, and will graduate among the top ten in her class.
Johnson is a standout student-athlete. She was a four-year starter on the varsity field hockey team and served as captain her junior and senior years. The team won the Class A state championship her sophomore and senior years. She received numerous accolades throughout her high school career, including Rookie of the Year, Champion Award, the Stag Award, and MVP Award; and was named to the all-state and the national field hockey coaches regional team three years in a row. Johnson was named Miss Maine Field Hockey, a first for Cheverus, her senior year. She was also a four-year starter on the varsity ice hockey team and was captain her senior year. The team won back-to-back state championships her junior and senior years. Johnson received the Stag Award, the Hobey Baker Award, and was a Becky Schaffer Award semi-finalist. She was named to the all-conference team her first three years, and the all-state team her senior year.
Outside of school, she is an active volunteer coach for Coastal Field Hockey Club.
Johnson is the daughter of Anna Donatelli and Tom Johnson of Portland. She plans to attend Boston University where she will play field hockey.
Lauren Grace Kutz
Salutatorian
Lauren Grace Kutz has been named Salutatorian of the Cheverus Class of 2024. She will deliver an address at the Senior Awards Ceremony, immediately following the Baccalaureate Mass on Sunday, June 2 at Cheverus High School.
While at Cheverus, Kutz was a three-year member of the Key Club, serving as treasurer her junior year and vice president her senior year. She was a three-year member of the Environmental Action Club, serving as treasurer her junior year and president her senior year. Kutz was a member of the Math team for three years and attended the Swan’s Island Immersion her junior year.
She was a four-year member of the field hockey team, playing varsity her senior when the team won the Class A state championship. In addition, she was a four-year member of the tennis team, playing varsity her last three years.
Kutz is a member of the National Honor Society and an AP Scholar. She received the Cheverus Award and the Harvard Book Award her junior year.
Outside of school, Kutz is an active volunteer at St. Brigid School, where she worked with students in the Girls Who Code Club her senior year, and co-founded the STEM club for third and fourth graders her junior year. In addition, she has tap danced at Maine State Ballet since first grade.
Kutz is the daughter of Dr. Katherine Marciniszyn and Dr. Richard Kutz of Portland. She plans to attend Dartmouth College in the fall and study science.
Baccalaureate Awards:
- Abraham S. and Fannie B. Levey Award: Mimi Isimbi
- Adam Worth Sherlock Memorial Award: Madeline Doherty
- Amable A. Caron and Vivian Caron Scholarship: Sofia Storey
- Baccalaureate Speaker: Lily Johnson
- Carrol M. Rines Sportsperson of the Year Award: Reese Belanger, Lucas Soutuyo
- Cheverus Athletic Achievement Award: Anton Behuniak, Brynn McKenney, Joe Osei, Mikayla Talbot
- Cheverus High School Female Athlete of the Year Award: Madigan Fitzpatrick
- Cheverus High School Male Athlete of the Year Award: Brendan Rogers
- Elizabeth Gillis Ahern and Leonard F. Ahern Memorial Fund Scholarship: Daniel McCartney
- Fr. Joseph Devlin, S.J. Award: Theodore Burkhardt
- Jeffrey Smith Memorial Scholarship: Dominic Cortez
- Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Academic & Athletic Excellence: Mackenzie Cash, Ambrose McCullough
- Maine Principals’ Association Award: Charlotte Miller
- Maine Seal of Biliteracy: Meredith Cloutier, Lillian Hanley, Esther Iaccarino, Jack Kingsley, Sofia Pothier, Peter Wycoff
- MELMAC Education Foundation Maine Principal’s Scholarship: Margaret Andrews
- National Awards for Excellence in Music/Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: Avery Lytle
- National Awards for Excellence in Music/Sousa Band Award: Daniel McCartney
- National Awards for Excellence in Music/Choral Award: Macey Campbell
- National Awards for Excellence in Music/Orchestra Award: Delaney Whitmarsh
- National Merit Commended Scholars: Ambrose McCullough
- New England Mathematics League — Certificate of Merit: Ambrose McCullough
- Pierre A. Harnois Outstanding Athletes: Ruth Boles, Giovanni St. Onge
- President’s Gallery Scholastic Art Recognition Award: Macey Campbell, Brynn McKenney, Charlotte Miller
- Rev. C. Martin O’Toole Scholarship: Sofia Pothier
- Rev. Philip C. Welch, S.J. Award: Charlotte Miller
- Robert S. and Elizabeth E. Nanovic Scholarship: Jaylee Coleman, Liam Haley
- Stag Athletic Achievement Awards: Lily Johnson, Preston Fallon
- St. Francis Xavier, S.J. Campus Ministry Award: Mimi Isimbi, Patrick Hall, Brynn McKenney
- Zeb Leavitt Scholarship Award: Xavier Nadeau
Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards
Gold, silver, and bronze awards are based on each teacher’s assessment of the student who has performed best and contributed the most to the class. Graduates received their certificates during the Conferral of Diplomas. Congratulations to the students for their hard work.
Gold Awards
Students who achieve academic distinction in three or more classes earn a gold award.
- Alex Dowling-Ingraham — English IV, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Piano Lab Advanced
- Gracie Kutz — AP Biology, AP Calc BC, AP Environmental Science, Theology 12, AP English Lit
- Bo Miller — AP Biology, French 401 Honors, Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Roxie Van Oosterum — AP Psychology, Theology 12, Piano Lab
Silver Awards
Students who achieve academic distinction in two classes earn a silver award.
- Carolyn Bolduc — Drawing/Painting and English IV
- Ella Dubail — English IV and Theology 12
- Maddie Fitzpatrick — World War II History and Marine Biology
- Dominic Holmes — AP English Language and AP Statistics
- Lily Johnson — English IV Honors and Theology 12
- Jeffrey Lafrance — AP Physics I and AP Calc A-B
- Avery Lytle — English IV and Jazz Combo
- Abby Marshall — Human Anatomy & Physiology and Intro to Coding
- Michael Maurice — World War II History and Digital Media Production
- Daniel McCartney — Concert Band Honors and Theology 12
- Ambrose McCullough — AP English Lit and AP Statistics
- Chris Murphy — Economic Forces in US History and History of American Popular Music
- Sofia Pothier — AP Spanish Language and Intro to Coding
Bronze Awards
Students who achieve academic distinction in one class earn a bronze award.
- Anton Behuniak — Piano Lab
- Macey Campbell — Cheverus Choir
- Kenzie Cash — Pre-Calculus
- Claire Charbonneau — Music Technology
- Megan Dearborn — Statistics
- Madeline Doherty — AP Biology
- Cora Engelberth — Statistics
- Rachel Kerr — Stained Glass Workshop
- Ella Lemieux — Physics
- Rosie Lussier — Ceramics
- Brynn McKenney — Mosaics
- Charlotte Miller — Marine Biology
- Ashley Nguyen — AP Chemistry
- Charlie Reninger — Algebra II
- Mikayla Talbot — Stained Glass Workshop
- Delaney Whitmarsh — Concert Band