Class of 2024 Honors & Awards

Congratulations to the class of 2024 on their many accomplishments! 

The Bishop O'Connell class of 2024 earned $29.5 million in college scholarships!

Scroll through the lists below to view just a few of the honors and recognition awarded to this class:

 

Valedictorian
Ruth Palmer

Salutatorian
Eva Woodcock

Praetor (Graduating with the third highest honors, and introducing the awards)
Grace Faughnan

Class of 2024 Graduation Awards and Honors 

Katherine Bohli - Immaculata Award
Sophia Carney - Social Studies Award
Sophia Davis - Spanish Award, General Excellence Award
Megan Delaney - Gertrude Kennedy Award
Grace Faughnan - General Excellence Award
Erika Friel - Monsignor Maioriello Music Award
Gabriel Gutierrez - Leadership Award
Nathan Harrison - Bart Steib Student Athlete Award
Ahlam Idris - IHM Joyful Service Award
Warren Jayjack - Gertrude Kennedy Award
Margaret Kelley - General Excellence Award
Elizabeth Koach - Religion Award
Julia Kunst - Leadership Award
Huong Le - Business & Finance Award
Eleni Marques da Costa - French Award
Amelia McCrann - Instrumental Music Award, Al Burch Award
Ian Murray - Immaculata Award
Bao-Tram Nguyen - General Excellence Award
Ruth Palmer - English Award, General Excellence Award
Severyn Parsons - St. Thomas More - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award
Zion Reynolds - General Excellence Award, Al Burch Award
Anna Rienzi - Chemistry Award
Ava Romeo - General Excellence Award
Michael Simonson - Leadership Award
Anthony Thieman - Computer Science Award
Gina Vicari - Chorus Award, General Excellence Award
Joseph Wall - Leadership Award
Molly Weithman - German Award, Bart Steib Student Athlete Award, General Excellence Award
Meaghan Williams - Visual Arts Award
Caroline Wise - Latin Award
Eva Woodcock - Biology Award, General Excellence Award
Miles Woodcock - Mathematics Award, Physics Award, General Excellence Award

Global Studies Certificates
Read more about this O'Connell certificate program.
Sofia Anderson
John Armer Baran
Nazrawit Belay
Sophia Carney
Sophia Davis
Grace Faughnan
Matias Fronjosa-Briceno
Jillian Gomes
Annalise Horner
Cassidy Hudson
Ahlam Idris
Keira Igcasenza
Margaret Kelley
Caroline Kern
Elizabeth Koach
Zofia Majewska
Ian Murray
Lillian Paradise
Margaret Rohde
Daniela Salinas
Tai Scaramellino
Sophia Sears
Camryn Sidhu
Caroline Wise
Felizitas Wolf

National Merit Finalists
Grace Faughnan
Anna Rienzi
Miles Woodcock

National Merit Commended Students
Connor Low
Kendal Snow
Anthony Thieman
Gina Vicari
Eva Woodcock

AP Scholars with Distinction
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
Sofia Anderson
Katherine Bohli
William Carbonneau
Sophia Carney
Ariana Conway
Sophia Davis
Megan Delaney
Hannah Farrer
Grace Faughnan
James Glenchur
Thomas Hargan
Brayden Kelleher
Reid Klanderman
Alexandra Little
Connor Low
Zofia Majewska
Amelia McCrann
Ruth Palmer
Zion Reynolds
Anna Rienzi
Margaret Rohde
Erica Romualdez
Tai Scaramellino
Isabel Segovia
Anthony Thieman
Lucas Trible
Gina Vicari
Molly Weithman
Sean Wilcox
Caroline Wise
Felizitas Wolf
Eva Woodcock
Miles Woodcock

AP Scholars with Honors
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
Madison Cervenak
Ryan Connor
Robert Courson
Erin Debiec
Trevor Donnelly
Charlotte Hrobsky
Margaret Kelley
Abigail Kilgallon
Maeve O'Reilly
Severyn Parsons
Meaghan Williams

AP Scholars
Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
William Baird
Nazrawit Belay
Bridget Callahan
Owen Caputo
Kennedy Cawley
Sydney Cogar
Aoibhe Cooney
Scotland Davidson-Miller
Daymee Dawson
Carolina Fierro
Andrew Fronczek
Molly Garvert
Michael Gleason
Matthew Harnisch
Ava Hayre
Lauren Heuschel
Haydn House
Ahlam Idris
Keira Igcasenza
Sydney Inserra
Sammy Khouri
Julia Latessa
Huong Le
Eleni Marques da Costa
Padraig McCarthy
Steven McNeill
Bernard McShane
Archil Meurmishvili
Caroline Mullen
James Muller
Andrew Murray
Ian Murray
Shane Nelson
Justin Ngo
Brian Nguyen
Christine Nguyen
Tram Nguyen
James Owen
Delancey Owens
Margaret Pace
Michael Pfingsten
Andre Pham
Michael Powell
Emily Reyburn
Ava Romeo
Sophia Romualdez
Mia Senzano
Joseph Shumaker
John Silk
Kendall Snow
Giorgia Susi
Michael Swingle
Abraham Tay
Katherine Toole
Nikola Vassev
Isabella Vasseva
Lila Williams
Maribel Williams
Aaron Williamson
Caiyi Zhong

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
Austin Coleman, Air Force ROTC Scholarship (Virginia Tech)
Scotland Davis-Miller, Naval ROTC Scholarship (Penn State)
Zion Reynolds, Naval ROTC Scholarship (James Madison University)
Lucas Soriano, Army ROTC Scholarship (Purdue University)
Joseph Wall, Corps of Cadets (Virginia Tech)

Washington Post First Team All-Met
Erin Debiec (Volleyball)
Camryn Sidhu (Ice Hockey)
Brunelle Tchuendem (Tennis)
Bryson Tucker (Basketball)
Molly Weithman (Track & Field)

Student-Athlete College Commitments
Sophie Anderson (Softball) – UC Davis
Talia Astorga (Basketball) – Allen University
Madison Bowser (Volleyball) – Vanderbilt University
Erin Debiec (Volleyball) – Colorado State University
Eleni Marques da Costa (Soccer) – Simmons University
Andy Fonczek (Baseball) – William & Mary
Tyler Fontenot (Football) – Colgate University
Nate Harrison (Football) – Ave Maria University
Zach Harrison (Football) – Univ. of North Carolina at Pembroke
Alice Holoubek (Volleyball) – University of Mary Washington
Aidan Joseph (Football) – John Carroll University
Frank Johnson (Football) – Marshall University
Peyton Kijek (Baseball) – Patrick Henry Community College
Kellen McConnell (Football) – University of Maryland
Archil Meurmishvili (Rowing) – Temple University
AJ Murray (Baseball) – Bucknell University
Selah Parker (Basketball) – University of Lynchburg
Michael Powell (Baseball) – University of Pennsylvania
Mia Salmon (Soccer) – Springfield College
Molly Schottler (Dance)  - Virginia Tech
AJ Swinton (Basketball) – Florida State University
Sophia Taliaferro (Softball) – Syracuse University
Brunelle Tchuendem (Tennis) – Coastal Carolina University
Bryson Tucker (Basketball) – Indiana University
Molly Weithman (Cross Country) – William & Mary