Graduation day

Columbus Catholic High School, Class of 2016

For Hub City Times

MARSHFIELD — Columbus' graduation ceremony is scheduled for May 28 at 10 a.m. in the Father Hugh J. Deeny Memorial Auditorium at Columbus Catholic High School. The procession will begin with the Knights of Columbus Honor Guard. Prior to commencement, the alumni prayer service takes place at 9:20 a.m. in the chapel for Columbus Catholic High School alumni, parents, grandparents, and 2016 graduates.

The Baccalaureate Mass, celebrated by the Rev. Nathaniel Kuhn, will be held at 5:30 p.m. on May 25 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and will be followed by a graduation dinner and awards banquet at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Marshfield.

This year’s valedictorian is Catherine Pinter, daughter of Gregory and Barbara Pinter. Catherine will attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison and will major in premedicine.

The salutatorian is Niav O’Neill, daughter of Dermot and Linda O’Neill. Niav will attend Marquette University next fall and will major in biomedical health studies.

Senior class officers

Student Council President: Abigail Baierl

Class President: Niav O’Neill

Vice President: Joseph Wengert

Secretary/Treasurer: Matija Krolo

School staff involved in the graduation program

David Eaton, president

Steven Van Wyhe, principal

Rev. Nathaniel Kuhn, chaplain

Gregory Brown, guidance counselor/senior advisor

Ruth Fleischmann, teacher/senior advisor

Mandy Volkman, teacher/senior advisor

Marilyn Hartl, admissions director

Thomas Zimmerman, band director

Ben Messerschmidt, choir director

Roberta Jevaltas, administrative assistant

Class of 2016

Benjamin Lee Alt

Jared Richard Altmann-Drinka

Abigail Parks Baierl

Lauren Mary Derfus

Tanner James Derfus

Maria Virginia Garcia-Moya

Zachary Ryan Gotz

Matthias David Gouin

Kyle Patrick Guensburg

Duy Ngo Anh Ha

Jessica Ann Hall

Alexandra Elizabeth Hutchison

Taylor Nicole Knoeck

Niav Keena O’Neill

Matija Toma Krolo

Brett Christopher Loveland

Patricia Ann Meyers

Evan Lee Nikolai

Jaeyoung Noh

Oluwalade Michael Omoba

Niav Keena O’Neill

Rylie Evan Peterson

Catherine Rose Pinter

Derek Andrew Porter

David Jonah Rasmussen

Marion Georgeann Schneider

Lindsey Marie Schultz

Ruth Christian Schultz

Montana Marie Smith

Julienne Theresa Taylor

Farid Camille Torbey

Jessica Kathryn Trad

Elijah Matthew Welsh

Joseph William Wengert

Rebecca Renae Wirthlin

William Bethke Young