Memorial Day was celebrated on Monday and school was closed. Students arrived on Tuesday and were met with the news that Dr. Patrick Murphy had passed away and the school would be closed for his funeral Mass and Memorial on Wednesday. In all, it was a very short week.

That is not to say that there was not a good deal going on. To the contrary, there was a great deal happening in the school.

Academic

Congratulations Alyson Cadera ’08 — the Student Poet Laureate of Queens!

One of the more interesting awards and a first time award for a student at Molloy was the Fresh Meadow’s Poets organization award naming Alyson Cadera the Student Poet Laureate of Queens. Her poems will be published on line, and we hope to include them in an upcoming edition of the Stanner E-News! Alyson stopped by to see Mr. Sherry after the academic awards / graduation practice last week.

Academic Awards were presented to many of the students in a Senior Assembly and Graduation Practice session. A complete listing appears below:

GRADUATION AWARDS PRESENTED AT SENIOR ASSEMBLY 2008

The Tablet All-Scholastic award is presented to: AHANA SEN

The National Honor Society Award is presented to : SAMANTHA DILIBERTI

The Stanner Spirit Awards for Leadership are presented to the following students:

BRITTANY BIEBER
THOMAS BOGGIANO
SCOTT BRADY
ALISON BRENNAN
MARTYNA BUCZEK
ALEXIS BURGOS
ANGELA CERBONE
SAMANTHA DILIBERTI
KIRKLYN ESCONDO
LAURA FONTANILLS
DANIEL GIRDUSKY
MEGHAN GRIBBON
MOLLOY JOYCE
MICHAEL KUCHINSKAS
STACY LALMAN
DORINA LLESHI
JENNIFER LO CASCIO
BRIAN MURPHY
SEAN PINCKNEY
REBECCA POWER
MICHAEL STEWART
BETH TERRANOVA
AARON WOODS

The New York State Comptroller’s Award, from Thomas DiNapoli, Comptroller, is presented to BRIANNE ROSA

The Queens County District Attorney’s Award, presented by the Honorable Richard Brown, District Attorney, is awarded to JENNIFER O’NEIL

The Congressional Recognition Award, presented by Joseph Crowley, member of congress, is awarded to MARIO DI RE

The Congressional Recognition Award, presented by Anthony Weiner, Member of Congress, is awarded to MELISSA BUCHAN

The Congressional Recognition Award, presented by Carolyn McCarthy, Member of Congress, is awarded to MOLLY DREYER

The City Council Citation, presented by Joseph Addabbo Jr., is awarded to KEVIN RHODES

The New York City Comptroller’s Award, presented by Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. is awarded to ANGELA BARBIERI

The Congressional Medal of Merit presented by Gary L. Ackerman, Member of Congress, is awarded to THOMAS LEE

The New York State Senate, outstanding achievement award, presented by Senator Frank Padavan is awarded to ZACHARY GITTO

The New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Triple “C” Award is presented to DAPHNE LIU & ZULLAY YEPES

In memoriam, the annual Joseph P. Addabbo, Sr. Medal is awarded to BELINDA SUN

The American Association of Physics Teachers Annual Award for outstanding achievement is presented to: JONATHAN RODRIGUEZ

The American Psychological Assoc., represented by Teachers of Psychology in secondary schools, awards a certificate of excellence in Psychology to STEPHANIE SEBO

The Archbishop Molloy High School Art Award is presented to DIANE FERNANDES

The Archbishop Molloy High School Norma Sheehan Music Award is presented to LAURA FONTANILLS

The Archbishop Molloy High School Drama Award for outstanding accomplishments in this field is presented to SCOTT BRADY

The Lay Faculty Association Award for scholarship and involvement is presented to ANNA DI RE

The Archbishop Molloy H.S. certificate for excellent work on the yearbook is awarded to RICHA JUTHANI

The Science Olympiad Award of Excellence is presented to the following students:

MICHAEL CAMARDELLA
KATARINA DUZDEVICH
JENNY KOCHUPURACKAL
STEPHEN MANISCALCO

KEVIN RHODES
JONATHAN RODRIGUEZ

Varsity Math League:
1ST PLACE - Kevin Rhodes
2ND PLACE - Jonathan Rodriguez
3RD PLACE - Laura Fontanills

GORDON R. GILBERT ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AWARD - JANELLE DEJESUS

New York State Education Department presents 2008 Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarships to the following: Jenny Kochupurackal, Ahana Sen, Sebastian Velez

Please join me in welcoming all of our graduates to the Alumni Association. May they come to know the true meaning of the motto — Non Scholae Sed Vitae in the coming years.

Spiritual — A Mass, A Blessing, and the start of Graduation Weekend.

In addition to the awards presented earlier in the week, the Champagnat Service award was presented to 13 seniors for their tireless service to others through the office of Campus Ministry actvities. Tutoring at the Shelter, helping at retreats, Life Spire, Mission collections, toy and coat drives and Summer Camps are just a few of the activities these students organize and run each year.

Mike Germano read the following list of names as Brother Roy George and Mr. Ed Jennings presented the awards.

Charlotte Barrett
James Bello
Justin Bonilla
Christina Campisi
Faith Conlon
Jessica Conter
Zachary Gitto
Colleen Haller
Christina Hernandez
Heather Laurenzano
Cristina Penin
Andrew Pignataro
Michelle Vasquez

The award consists of a commemorative coin with St. Champagnat’s image embedded in a Plexiglas holder. It is a reminder to those who have served others these four years to continue their selfless service to others.

The blessing of the graduates took place during the Mass led by representatives of the Parents, Teaching Staff and Friends of the graduates.

The final blessing was a charge for all of us to keep in mind as Stanners –

Spirit of God, bless these graduates with perseverance,
May they follow their own special callings.
Be with them wherever they go.
Give them wisdom to know what is right and courage to do what is right.
Amen.

Athletic

The year is over for the overwhelming majority of Stanner Athletes. It was a good year and the final wrap-up will be presented in the upcoming edition of the Stanner News magazine. Keep an eye out for this edition — it will prove to be a genuine eye-opener when it comes to our athletic prowess here at Molloy.

Non Scholae Sed Vitae

We welcome our 357 newest Stanners to the Alumni Association this weekend as they walk the line on Saturday and come back for the Senior Breakfast on Monday. Rehearsals are complete and the next steps are amazing for these young graduates.

Gary Butera ’78 — according to Mr. Diorio, “’78 was one of the best classes ever”. Gary is opening his newest restaurant — Butera’s located at 3860 Sunrise Highway in Seaford. It is about two blocks past the Seaford — Oyster Bay Expressway eastbound exit. It will be opening June 3rd, and you can count on Mr. Diorio to be there for the grand opening… a food critic from way back, John D. told us that he has never had a bad meal there and the Mussels Marinara are to die for… this location has been moved from the Massapequa location which is now closed. Let’s support Stanners in business for themselves. Gary is a restaurateur with three locations on LI.