St. Francis Xavier Catholic School congratulates the 8th Grade class of 2024!
St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School 8th Graders graduated on Tuesday after a special Mass at SFX Catholic Church.
SFX Pastor Fr. Joe Culotta, V.C., led the Mass, which parents, parishioners, and other students attended.
This year’s graduates included:
Jordan Kristoff Beckham
Morgan Julia Booker
Parker Marie Brant
Heartlee Marie Budd
Joseph Sebastian Cannova
William David Driver
David Alexander Esparza
Simon Theodore Briguez Jabines
Angel Bernardo Juarez
Cristian Salvador Giovanni Martinez
Angel Manuel Mateo
Delia Josephine Osbun
Eden Grace Robinson
Alan Rodriguez Blancas
Andrew Thomas Smitherman
John Andrew Sransky
Lila Hope Thompson
Maria Isabella Valdovinos
Allison Vidales Pina
Izzabelle Jones Whaley
Along with diplomas, SFX School also issued several awards to 8th graders, including the Christian Leadership Award, which went to Smitherman. Smitherman served as president of the SFX Student Council this school year.
Other awards included:
St. John Henry Newman English Language Arts Award: Budd
St. Thomas Aquinas Religion Award: Cannova
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton History Award: Robinson
St. Augustine Latin Award: Sransky
St. Cecilia Music Award: Whaley
Pope St. John Paul II Mathematics Award: Thompson
St. Francis of Assisi Science Award: Smitherman
St. Catherine of Bologna Art Award: Osbun
St. Isidore of Seville Technology Award: Jabines
St. Sebastian Physical Education Award (Male): Esparza
St. Sebastian Physical Education Award (Female): Pina
Osbun, Valdovinos, Robinson, and Whaley all received certificates of service for serving as altar servers during the 2023-2024 school year.
Several students received gold or silver honor roll for the 4th Quarter and the entire 2023-2024 school year.
After graduates received their diplomas, SFX Principal Mary Paige Griffin recognized teachers who have reached significant milestones in service to the Diocese of Birmingham.
Ms. Ayded Martinez (PreK3), Ms. Alexis Osbun (PreK4), Ms. Emily Holt (Kindergarten), Ms. Erin Ludwick (Music), and Ms. Nancy Rohling (4th Grade) all received certificates for five years of service to the Diocese.
Ms. Patty Rudnicke (Art & STEAM) received a certificate and a gift for 30 years of service.
After the ceremony, 8th graders were dismissed for the summer. PreK and Kindergarten students will be dismissed after their programs on Wednesday. Students in the 1st through 7th Grades will be dismissed after another special Mass on Friday morning.
Returning students will come back to campus on August 7 to kick off the 2024-2025 school year!
St. Francis Xavier Catholic School is an accredited classical Catholic PreK-8 school in Birmingham’s Crestline neighborhood that uses the time-tested Catholic Intellectual Tradition to form students in virtue through the pursuit of academic excellence and service toward God and neighbor.
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