Congratulations to the graduates of the Class of 2017. The Commencement for the Class of 2017 will be held on May 13 at 7 pm at Vianney.
At the Senior Honors Convocation, held on May 2 at Vianney, several awards were presented. They included the following:
2017 Griffin of the Year Award - James Whalen
Chris Fiala Award - Conor McEntee and Brian Moore
National Merit Scholarship Foundation Finalist - Paul Morrison
Each year our juniors take the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test which predicts their ability to do well on the Scholastic Aptitude Test for college admission. The National Merit Scholarship Program recognizes students who score among the top juniors taking the test each year.
Perfect Attendance - Alex Auck
The next award literally took four years to earn. It is the type of recognition which we as a school take special delight in giving as it is not given every year. According to the school records this student has not missed a single day nor has he ever been tardy to school in 4 years.
The Campus Ministry Program recognizes seniors who perform Christian Service above and beyond the expected minimums of the program. These seniors receive Vianney Service Awards because they performed a minimum of 150 hours of Christian Service while they were students here at Vianney. They were: Zach Ellis, Vincent Fedorko, Connor Grzovic, Alex Isaak, Luke Johnson, Ryan Kleine, Zach Layton, Robert Marcolina, Paul Morrison, Thomas Sauer, James Schueler, Ian Tierney, Andrew Townsend and Thomas Varghese.
The Archbishop John May Service Award - Zachary Ellis
This award is presented to the student chosen by the school who has extraordinary achievement in service. This award was presented in a separate city-wide awards ceremony.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Model of Justice Award - Paul Morrison
The Archdiocesan Commission on Human Rights honors students who perform an outstanding amount of community service with an award named in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Principal’s Leadership Award - James Whalen
The next award is the Principal’s Leadership Award. It is presented through the National Association of Secondary School Principals. This award goes to an individual who displays outstanding leadership traits, participates in service organizations and clubs; and achieves academic excellence throughout his high school years.
POST-DISPATCH SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD - Eric Krus
This award was established in 1967 by St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sports Editor Bob Broeg. It was Broeg’s idea to honor high school seniors whose excellence on the playing field and in the classroom set them apart from the rest. This year over 150 high schools in the Metro St. Louis area selected a scholar-athlete from their senior class. These athletes are recognized in the Post-Dispatch and in a pre-game ceremony at a Cardinals game at Busch Stadium. To earn consideration for this award, student athletes must participate in one or more varsity sports and be a high academic achiever in the senior class. This year’s awardee is Eric Krus.
BRO. JOSEPH LANFER AWARD - TJ Cochran
This award is given annually to the “Athlete of the Year” in the senior class. Brother Lanfer was one of the original Marianists at St. John Vianney High School and he was actively involved in the school’s athletic program. He served as a coach and athletic director and set the foundation for our current athletic program. When Brother Lanfer passed away, Athletic Director Don Heeb and the coaching staff chose to honor him by naming the school’s athlete of the year after him. The criteria established for this award are that the senior student must participate in two or more varsity sports and rank in the upper 50% of his class.
MSHSAA Sportsmanship Award - Alex Heib, junior
This award is given by the Missouri State High School Activities Association to recognize a student who exhibits outstanding sportsmanship, ethics and integrity while participating in interscholastic competition.
Mercy Health Center Blood Apostles:
Mercy Health Center, the Mercy Blood Donor Program and our Campus Ministry recognize four of our graduates for outstanding leadership and commitment to saving lives, as well as their service as captains during the Advent and Lent Blood Drives this year. Zachary Ellis, Alex Auck, Lucas Giegling, and Robert Spencer, receive certificates this year.
Boys State Honor:
The American Legion Boys State of Missouri is an eight-day, hands-on experience in the operation and fundamentals of government. Missouri Boys State draws together the best and brightest high school juniors to help lead them down the path of individual success and leadership through “doing,” not just learning. This year’s honorees are Alec Dickison, Vincent Fedorko, and Thomas Sauer.
John Philip Sousa Band Award - Nicholas Macchi
The John Philip Sousa Band Award honors a graduate’s contribution to the band program. Nick received his award on Sunday at his final band performance at Vianney.
G.W. CARVER AWARD for the top 10% of the graduating class is given by the State Department of Education. Based upon cumulative GPA, these are the top 15 students in the senior class this year. Please come forward as your name is called to receive your certificate. They are: Tyler Dreiling, Zachary Ellis, Alex Isaak, Ryan Kleine, Eric Krus, Zachary Layton, Nicholas Macchi, Bennett Montgomery, Paul Morrison, Kevin Reilly, Nicholas Rych, Jacob Schneider, Andrew Townsend, Thomas Varghese and Nicholas Zeigler.
The DAR Good Citizens Program is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. The program is open to all senior class students enrolled in accredited public and private secondary schools that are in good standing with their state boards of education. The student selected as the school's DAR Good Citizen must have the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism to an outstanding degree. The award was presented earlier this semester by the DAR. This year’s recipient is James Whalen.
National Honor Society - The members of the society wear white pendants that signify scholarship. Membership in the National Honor Society is based upon scholarship, service, leadership, and character. A 3.75 cumulative academic average or above is necessary to become eligible for membership in the society. The following members of the graduating class have consistently met the rigid standards demanded by the National Honor Society:
Joshua Arndt
Adam Bockskopf
Eric Bruce
Philip Daugherty
Tyler Dreiling
Zachary Ellis
Vincent Fedorko
Sean Freihaut
Lucas Giegling
Derek Gross
Connor Grzovic
Cameron Haegele
Alex Isaak
Luke Jacobson
Nicholas Kellar
Benjamin Kilper
Ryan Kleine
Ethan Kleinheider
Thomas Kraus
Caleb Krull
Eric Krus
James Laaker
Zachary Layton
Paul Morrison
Nicholas Macchi
Aaron Manley
Robert Marcolina
John Markiewicz
Carson Meyer
Bennett Montgomery
Andrew Poelzl
Kevin Reilly
Benjamin Rule
Nicholas Rych
Thomas Sauer
Jacob Schneider
Charles Schoen
James Schueler
Trent Short
Joseph Souvannarath
Ian Tierney
Andrew Townsend
Thomas Varghese
Adam Voorhees
Kevin Wang
James Whalen
Michael Wobbe
Peter Zheng
Nicholas Ziegler
College Scholarships - This year's graduating class has earned $12 million in academic and athletic scholarships for college. They are:
| Adam P. Aldridge |
| Ryan James Allgeyer |
| Joshua W. Arndt |
| Christian Jeffrey Atkins |
| Timothy A. Babb |
| Zachary Ray Baliva |
| Nicholas A. Barrera |
| Adam A. Bockskopf |
| Eric Raymond Bruce |
| Alexander Robert Canupp |
| Jason Charles Cariolano |
| TJ F. Cochran |
| Philip S. Daugherty |
| Alec B. Dickison |
| Tyler Richard Dreiling |
| Zachary W. Ellis |
| Vincent A. Fedorko |
| Joseph Reeve Galczynski |
| Jacob R. Gauvain |
| Matthew Stephen Gibson |
| Lucas Robert Giegling |
| Derek B. Gross |
| Connor Matthew Grzovic |
| Cameron Thomas Haegele |
| Cole Daniel Hensel |
| Gavin Paul Hensel |
| Jeremy Joseph Hoehn |
| Robert Nathaniel Hudson |
| Alex Michael Isaak |
| Luke Thomas Jacobson |
| James Joseph Kaiser |
| Benjamin James Kilper |
| Ryan Bernard Kleine |
| Ethan James Kleinheider |
| Gage W. Kramer |
| Thomas J. Kraus |
| Joseph Caleb Krull |
| Eric John Krus |
| James Thomas Laaker |
| Joshua Matthew Langevin |
| Zachary S. Layton |
| Aaron Mathew Llewellyn |
| Jacob M. Lyon |
| Nicholas D. Macchi |
| Connor J. Mallett |
| Robert M. Marcolina, Jr. |
| John R. Markiewicz |
| Daniel J. McCauley |
| Conor Thomas McEntee |
| Carson James Meyer |
| Bennett Mason Montgomery |
| Brian M. Moore |
| Paul Joseph Morrison |
| Andrew John Muckerman |
| Logan S. O'Connor |
| Lucas James Ott |
| Paul August Passafiume |
| Mark Louis Pelizzaro |
| Grant Richard Pinkston |
| Andrew C. Poelzl |
| Joseph Michael Raidt |
| Rigoberto Ramirez-Reyes |
| Bradley Franklin Ramsey |
| Daniel Patrick Reardon, IV |
| Sean T. Regan |
| Kevin James Reilly |
| Evan Joseph Rief |
| Benjamin John Rule |
| Jack James Ryan |
| Nicholas J. Rych |
| Matthew Joseph Sarich, III |
| Thomas D. Sauer |
| Aaron M. Schmerold |
| Jacob Thomas Schneider |
| Charles A. Schoen |
| James M. Schueler |
| Trent L. Short |
| Benjamin Duncan Smith |
| Joseph Thomas Souvannarath |
| Robert Michael Spencer |
| Jack Thomas Springer |
| Lucas W. Terry |
| Ian Michael Tierney |
| Andrew Joseph Townsend |
| Thomas S. Varghese |
| Dennys O. Vazquez |
| Adam William Voorhees |
| Rongkai Kevin Wang |
| James Michael Whalen |
| Shirong Peter Zheng |
| Nicholas Ryan Ziegler |
| Reid M. Zimmermann |
