Jesuit High School - New Orleans, LA

One Hundred Fifty-seventh Year
Commencement Exercises

Two hundred seventy-seven seniors of Jesuit High School were awarded diplomas by the Rev. Anthony McGinn, S.J., president of the school at Commencement Exercises in the school’s one hundred fifty-seventh year, Friday, May 21 at the Municipal Auditorium.

Reverend Father President’s Spiritual Leadership Award is awarded to the student who has exerted the greatest spiritual influence on others by living a life exemplifying his Catholic faith. The President’s Spiritual Leadership Award is given to that member of the senior class who manifests to the rest of the school community his dedication and commitment to Christ and the Church through his personal life, concern for others, and Christian example. If, in the judgment of the administration and faculty, no senior has lived up to the criteria of the award, it need not be given. By vote of the faculty, this year’s award was merited by: Richard Baker Jones. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Walker Jones, Jr. of New Orleans.

The Harry McEnerny, Jr., Memorial Plaque is awarded to that member of the senior class who has a good scholastic record, has participated in extracurricular activities, and possesses those qualities which symbolize the most representative Jesuit High School student. He should be a leader among the students and his leadership should be in the area of preserving school spirit. The student who has been judged deserving of this award by a vote of the faculty is: Jason Patrick Thompson. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Riley P. Thompson of Slidell.

The Father Pedro Arrupe Award is made each year to the senior who has exemplified the spirit of being a man for others by his participation and excellence in service. This year, by vote of the faculty, the Father Pedro Arrupe Award is merited by Niels Vass Johnsen. He is the son of Mr. Erik L. Johnsen of New Orleans and Mrs. Leslie Wallace of Metairie.

Valedictorians of the class of 2004 were Christopher Theodore Bucher, Jr., Gerald Joseph Daigle III, Joseph Michael Lefante, Eugene Dayton Settoon, and James Anthony Villarrubia.

Christopher T. Bucher, Jr. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Bucher of Kenner, Louisiana. He will attend Rice University where he will study pre-med . He was also accepted to Georgetown University (Honors College, Bellarmine Scholar, John Carroll Scholar), George Washington University, Boston University (Honors College), Fordham University (Honors College), Tulane University (Honors College), Southern Methodist University (Honors College), Wabash College (Honors College), Louisiana State University (Honors College), and Vanderbilt University. He was awarded the Fordham University Presidential Scholarship, George Washington University Presidential Scholarship, Georgetown University Bellarmine Honorarium Scholarship, Louisiana State University Alumni Association Scholarship, Louisiana State University Chancellor's Student Aide Award, Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Southern Methodist University Dean's Scholarship, Southern Methodist University Rotunda Award, Tulane University Distinguished Scholars Award, Tulane University TOPS Honors Award, Vanderbilt University National Merit Finalist Scholarship, Wabash College President's Scholarship, Wabash College Wabash Action Grant, Boston University University Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship, and a Rice University Merit Scholarship.

Gerald Joseph Daigle III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Daigle, Jr. of New Orleans, will attend Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he will study philosophy, politics, and economics. He was also accepted to Washington University in St. Louis. He was awarded a National Merit Scholarship.

Joseph Michael Lefante is the son of Dr. and Mrs. John J. Lefante, Jr. of New Orleans. He was accepted to Tulane University (Honors College), Duke University, and Rice University. He will attended Tulane University (Honors College) where he will study engineering. He was awarded a National Merit Scholarship, Tulane University Distinguished Scholars Award, and Tulane University TOPS Honors Award.

Eugene Dayton Settoon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Settoon of Kenner, Louisiana, was accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Texas A&M University, Cornell University, Princeton University, Tulane University, Louisiana State University, University of Florida, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. He will attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he will study electrical engineering. He was awarded the Lindenwood University Wrestling Scholarship, Louisiana State University Alumni Association Scholarship, Louisiana State University Chancellor's Student Aide Award, Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship, Texas A&M President's Endowed Scholarship, Tulane University Distinguished Scholars Award, Tulane University TOPS Honors Award.

James Anthony Villarrubia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm H. Villarrubia of Metairie, Louisiana, will attend the University of Virginia where he will study mechanical engineering. He was also accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Tulane University, Purdue University, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Louisiana State University, and the University of New Orleans. He was awarded the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Olin Scholarship, Georgia Institute of Technology Presidential Scholarship, Knights of Columbus Catholic Youth Leadership Award, Louisiana State University Alumni Association Scholarship, Louisiana State University Centennial Award, Louisiana State University Chancellor's Student Aide Award, Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Scholarship, National Council on Youth Leadership, National Merit Scholarship, Purdue University Academic Success Award, Tulane University Deans' Honor Scholarship, Tulane University TOPS Honors Award, University of New Orleans Chancellor's Scholarship, University of New Orleans TOPS Honors Award, and the University of Virginia Jefferson Scholars Award.

The following received the Accelerated Program Diploma with the special commendation of Summa Cum Laude: Eli Joseph Abad, Ryan Michael Adams, Jason Robert Alvarez, John David Bagert, Kenneth John Belou, Jr., Abhishek Siddharth Bhansali, Kevin James Bray, Brian Anthony Buccola, Christopher Theodore Bucher, Jr., John Paul Byrne, Adam Charles Cerise, Stephen Carpenter Colomb, Stephen Michael Combes, John Patrick Connick, Jr., Edward Thomas Conrad, John Bernard Correa, Gerald Joseph Daigle III, Ryan Michael Davis, Michael George DeCuir, Michael Roger Denton, Mark Thomas Duggan.

William James Ericson–Neilsen, Ian Cartwright Eustis, Donald Charles Faust, Jr., Derek Louis Fossier, Justin Michael Genovese, Carl Joseph Giffin III, Nathan Frank Green, William Moore Heim, Brandon Eugene Hemard, Daniel Stephen Hobbs, Brian Patrick Hoerner, Blake Michael Hosli, Niels Vass Johnsen, Daniel Hartman Johnson, Richard Baker Jones, Daniel Kevin LaVie, Samuel John LaBruyere, Joseph Michael Lefante, Brett Arnim Long, Brandon Wood Lorio.

John Edward McAuliffe III, Samuel Gardner McClugage, Nicholas Paul Otts, David Wizer Pinner, Adam Rue Plauché, Matthew Jude Rabito, Christopher Raymond Rau, Paul Sebastian Remedios, Graham Harris Ryan, Christopher Mustafa Saaidi, Joseph Stuart Sanford, Mark Christopher Schoennagel, Eugene Dayton Settoon, Robert James Stephens, Jr., Matthew James Thomas, Jason Patrick Thompson, Benjamin Lawrence Triche, James Anthony Villarrubia, James Thien Vu, Gordon Frederick Wadge, William Gary Waters, Raleigh Joseph Wolfe, Christopher Paul Zetzmann.

Receiving the Accelerated Program Diploma with the special commendation of Magna Cum Laude: John Benjamin Avin, Matthew Michael Bowman, Bradley Christopher Boyd, Clifford Edward Burns, Jason Paul Bush, Alexander Lynn Caire, Michael Gerard Calabrese, Christopher Michael Capretto, Christopher Pinner Castanza, Trent Joseph Ciolino, Michael Andrew Coney, Benjamin Jacob Coneybear, Christopher Warren DeAgano, Paul Joseph Delahoussaye, Todd Joseph Elliot, Luke Bienvenue Falgoust, Matthew Thienlong Fitzgerald, Christopher Lawrence Francioni, Melvin Mitchel Gerrets III, Michael Christopher Grishman, Stephen Louis Guertin.

Michael John Haas, Ryan James Hildebrand, Alexander Patrick Hood, Edward Louis Levert III, Michael Devlin McDaniel, Clifton Samuel Mixon, Corey Daniel Moll, Preston Joseph Perez, Wilson Marsh Perry III, Nicholas Emeric Pontiff, Bernard James Cassidy Prat, Ryan Joseph Retif, John Albert Richards, Jr., Michael Joseph Ripple, Christopher John Riviere, Marc Lewis Robert III, Luke Nelson Roniger, Jerit Bryan Roser, George Albert Rowley, Jr., Alexander Philip Roy, Jonathan Richard Schroeder, Eric Paul Shields, Colin Matthew Singer, Robert Albin Steiner, Jr., Colin Michael Grace Sternhell, Robert Elmer Stevens, Phillip Thomas Sweeney, Robert Michael Toye, Andrew James Valenti, Alexander Joseph Waguespack, Robert Bryant Whitaker.

Receiving the Accelerated Program Diploma with the special commendation of Cum Laude: Bayoji Ayotunde Akingbola, Timothy Brendan Batt, Matthew Paul Bienvenue, Jason Keshav Emile Bourgeois, Hugh Wilder Breckenridge, Dusten John Caballero, Matthew Simmons Carbine, Paul Louis Carriere, Spiro Georgiou Catsulis, Nicholas Joseph Cimo, Brendan Paul Connick, Tucker Horace Couvillon IV, Thomas J. Exnicios, Jr., Edward McNeal Favorite II, Jared Joseph Fernandez, Daniel Stephen Foley, Justin Michael Fox, Manuel James Fury, Jr.

David Jeffrey Fuselier, Patrick Lehmann Gallagher, Larry Edward George, Jr., Eric Michael Johns, Timothy John Juhas, Andrew Georges Legrand, Jason Daniel Lorentz, Dane Matthew Mannina, Lucien S. Miranne III, Thomas Louis Moore III, Stephen Joseph Moscona, Matthew Daniel Oertling, Kevin Michael Pinto, Christopher John Plaeger, Kevin Michael Riley, John Joseph Scariano, James Lee Trinchard, Jr., Eric Lew Wilderotter.

The following have earned the Accelerated Program Diploma for having successfully completed a five-year program above and beyond the school’s ordinary requirements: Patrick Legrand Beasley, Mark Laurence Bordelon, Jeffrey Charles Caliva, Christopher Charles Cazenave, Corey Michael Clavier, David William Cradic, Christian Anthony Delise, Matthew Christian Wall DiLeo, Peter Hillyer Dupuy, Jr., John Thomas Erwin, Ryan William Fraught, Ian Robert Graham, Kevin Gately Hall, Edward Alexander Hemard, Douglas Randolph Higginbotham, Jerry Michael Hollander III, Scott Robert Holstein.

Dustin Kristopher Lagos, Reed Michael McInnis, ,Andrew Myles Serio, Brent Michael Toca, Christopher E. Toth, Robert Clarence Villio III, Andrew Michael Waldron, Ryan Murphy Walsh, Patrick Edward Modenbach White, Paul Joseph Zimmermann, Jr.

The following have successfully completed the College Preparatory Course with the special commendation of Summa Cum Laude: James Marcel Arruebarrena, Saade Bou-Mikael, Phillip Michael Kelly, Karthik K. Kura, Joshua Zachary LeBoeuf, Robert Salvador Perricone, Martin Scobel Sims, Omar Mohammed Yousuf.

Receiving the special commendation of Magna Cum Laude: Colby James Bowens, James Stanley Burda, Ryan Nicholas Casanova, James David Cesario, Jr., Ryan Laurence Cressionnie, Jay Alden Davis, Thomas Finley Eason, Adam Jeffrey Ganucheau, Anthony Joseph Golemi, Thomas Miller Gordon III, Mark Andrew Hill, Jarred Robert LeBlanc, Griffin Barry Smith, Nicholas Aloysius Tusa III, Jason Dale Wood.

Receiving the special commendation of Cum Laude: Andrew Peter Barbalich, Chad Reis Bower, Jeffrey Paul Briscoe, Lance Christian Bullock, Stephen Gavin Carroll, Joshua Michael Cusimano, Arthur Daniel Dupre, Adam Ceck Frutiger, Sean Timothy Gaudet, Justin Ivory Harris, Lawrence Joseph LeBon IV, Jason Eric Litchfield, Jared Michael Marcell, Christopher Henry Markey, Kevin Michael Miller, Jonathan Edmund Powers, Philip Joseph Rau III, James Warren Rehkopf, Rudolph Riviere Schmidt, Robert Joseph Schnadelbach, Arthur John Smith IV, Patrick John Viviano, Patrick Cummings Winters.

Successfully completing the College Preparatory course: Michel Francis Asprodites, Ian Michael Batherson, Daniel Michael Behlar, Christopher Michael Brown, William Peter Connick, Jeffery Lance Creel II, Edward Thomas Cullen, Joseph Gavin Daigle, Joseph Conrad DeSantis, Timothy Nadison Deano II, Alexander Miguel de la Rua, Joseph B. Dornier V, Nicholas Rene Ferran, Ryan Patrick Finney, Merrill Paul Fischer II, Dane Michael Geraci, Joseph Charles Harmon, Andrew Brett Helman, Daniel Merrick Hoskins, Bryan Christopher Hritz. Craig Anthony Juneau, Michael Patrick Kuebler.

John Timothy Lambert III, Ryan Hampton Lane, David Thanh Le, Edmond D. Lehrmann, Robert Albert Leonhard III, Robert Sheffield Lewis, Percy Anthony Link, Jonathan Marc Jude Mares, Steven Andrew Martiny, Matthew Tobin Moïse, Marcus Adam Montgomery, Pierre Whelton Mouledoux, Christopher David Naccari, Robert Joel Nauck, Jr., Scott Paul Netterville, Nathaniel Thomas Obiol, David James Phillips, Nicholas Anthony Rivera, Ross Thomas Rodrigue, Zachary Adam Sampson, Kyle Stephen Schmidt, Kyle John Shelly, Jason Troxell Shields, James Beverly Tarleton IV, Trey Michael Tolle, Anthony Le Tran, Bryce Michael White, Brandon Scott Williams, Reese Michael Woessner, William David Woods.