Class of 2026 Honors & Awards

Congratulations to the class of 2026 on their many accomplishments! 

The Bishop O'Connell Class of 2026 earned $28+ million in college scholarships!

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

Valedictorian
Alexandra Llaudes

Salutatorian
Ella Woodcock

Praetor 
Juana Roa (Graduating with the third highest honors, and introducing the awards)

Graduates in blue gowns descend stone steps in front of a grand building with ornate carvings.
Two graduates in blue gowns and caps walk down an aisle holding ornate candle holders, while an audience watches from pews in a grand, arched hall.
Two graduates in blue gowns place white flowers at the base of a statue in the foreground, while other graduates and attendees are visible in the background of a church.
A group of students in blue graduation gowns and caps sing in front of a large golden crucifix in a church.
A young woman in a blue graduation cap and gown clasps her hands in prayer in the foreground, while other graduates in similar attire stand behind her in a dimly lit hall.
A young woman in a blue graduation cap and gown speaks at a podium with ornate carvings and religious inscriptions, while soft lights illuminate the background.
Young graduates in blue caps and gowns sit in pews, with an ornate, dimly lit cathedral interior in the background.
Two graduates in blue gowns and caps stand at a podium in front of a stone structure, with blurred figures in the foreground also wearing blue caps.
In the foreground, a graduate in a blue cap and gown smiles as he receives a diploma from an official, while in the background, other graduates and a religious mural are visible.
In the foreground, graduates in blue gowns shake hands and receive diplomas, while in the background, robed figures stand in a grand hall with arched architecture.
A smiling graduate in a blue cap and gown is in the foreground, with other graduates in similar attire blurred in the background.
Five graduates in blue gowns and caps stand in the foreground, with a wall inscribed with names and dates in the background.
Graduates in blue gowns toss their caps in the air in front of a grand cathedral.

 

Class of 2026 Graduation Awards and Honors 

Joana Alves - General Excellence Award
Vanessa Aragon - Religion Award
Darius Bivins - Student Athlete Award
Isabelle Cooke - Outstanding Leadership Award
Megan Digges - Al Burch Award, Outstanding Leadership Award
Daniel Erickson - Mathematics Award
Antonio Fernandez-Ribas - St. Thomas More - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award
Daniel Fthenos - General Excellence Award
Virginia Fontana - Gertrude Kennedy Award
Christine Gad - Immaculata Award
Elizabeth Gunn - Outstanding Leadership Award
Nicholas Hearne - General Excellence Award, Latin Award
Lance Jayme - Outstanding Leadership Award
Moira Kinsella - Student Athlete Award
Alexandra Llaudes - General Excellence Award, Chemistry Award
Evan Lyons - Instrumental Music Award

 

Norah Mahoney - Chorus Award
Paul Manetto - Immaculata Award, Social Studies Award
William Marschner - Monsignor Gabriel T. Maioriello Award
Chelsea Mata-Rivas - Spanish Award
Malachy Muoka - IHM Joyful Service Award
Caitlin Musolino - General Excellence Award, Biology Award
Christine Nguyen - General Excellence Award
Katherine Pflanz - General Excellence Award
Christopher Phillips - Gertrude Kennedy Award
Patrick Porter - Computer Science Award
Marie Prisco - Visual Arts Award
Juana Roa -  General Excellence Award
Patricia Songer - Business & Finance Award
Jacob Snyder - German Award
Cooper Thesmar - Al Burch Award
Ruby Trent - General Excellence Award, Physics Award
Apostolia Vasilis - French Award
Ella Woocock - General Excellence Award, English Award

 

Global Studies Certificates

Read more about this O'Connell certificate program.
Micaela Andrade Cruz
Hannah Bock
Francesca Capelli
Genevieve Cribb
James Cribb
Dylan Crombe
Charles DeFeo
Antonio Fernandez-Ribas
John Galanes
Johnathan Ingersoll
John Kelley
Katherine Kelly
Kailee Kunchick
Keira Loftus
Samuel Lumia
Sofia Mancini
Paul Manetto

 

Avery Manzel
Caeli McIntosh
Malachy Muoka
Christine Nguyen
Francis O'Connor
Christopher Phillips
Marie Prisco
Juana Roa
Emma Selim
Adriana Singh
Olivia Snelick Yancey
Makeda Tamrat
Alfred Thesmar
Matthew Tran
Ruby Trent
William Turner
Ella Woodcock

National Merit Finalists

Caitlin Musolino

National Merit Commended Students

Daniel Fthenos
Nicholas Hearne
Patrick Porter
Juana Roa
Zachary Robbins
Milo Tom
Ruby Trent
Sophia Truong
Ella Woodcock

 

Military Academies

Jordan Koller - U.S. Military Academy
Callahan Lissenden - U.S. Naval Academy
Paul Mullen - U.S. Naval Academy

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)

Dylan Combe, Army ROTC (University of Virginia)
Joaquin Fisher, Navy ROTC (Virginia Military Institute)
Lance Jayme,  Army ROTC (New Mexico Military Institute)
Anon Joseph, Army ROTC (Virginia Tech)
Paige McAleer, Navy ROTC (Notre Dame)
Robert Orgeira, Army ROTC (University of Delaware)
Wyatt Turbok, Navy ROTC (Virginia Wesleyan)

 

Student-Athlete College Commitments

Annalise Baldwin (Soccer) - Marymount University
Sienna Bhide (Basketball) - University of Mary Washington
Darius Bivins (Basketball) - St. Mary’s College of California
Cam Bowser (Track and Field) - University of Virginia
Tessa Capelli (Rowing) - University of Alabama
Sullivan Carter (Soccer) - William and Mary
Aidan Dean (Rowing) - Connecticut College
Justin Edwards (Basketball) - Gannon University
Keaghan Fahle (Swimming) - Drew University
Piero Fichera (Football) - Misericordia University
Ella Fletcher (Softball) - LeMoyne College
Shota Fogus (Baseball) - University of Richmond
Sofia Giannelli (Volleyball) - St. Lawrence University
Kellen Hicks (Football) - Moravian University
Bryant James (Baseball) - University of Virginia
Molly Kinsella (Soccer) - Duquesne University
Ariston Kroeger (Lacrosse) - University of Mary Washington
Lily Lizama (Basketball) - Randolph-Macon College
Sam Lumia (Baseball) - Keuka College
Drew Markey (Baseball) - Presbyterian College
Ryan Milligan (Lacrosse) - Christopher Newport University
Paul Mullen (Swimming) - U.S. Naval Academy
Caitlin Musolino (Lacrosse) - Princeton University
Tessa Papadopoulos (Lacrosse) - Haverford College
Gigi Payne (Softball) - St. Bonaventure University
Anthony Pham (Football) - Misericordia University
Zander Schied (Football) - Misericordia University
Kayden Smith (Lacrosse) - Colgate University
Sadie Smith (Soccer) - College of Wooster
Olivia Snelick Yancey (Rowing) - Duquesne University
Anna Sullivan (Swimming) - Hamilton College
Carly Sweazie (Basketball) - New Jersey Institute of Technology
Saleema Tinner (Basketball) - Marymount University
Wyatt Turbok (Lacrosse) - Virginia Wesleyan University
Jack Woda (Baseball) - East Carolina University
Charlie Woolfley (Baseball) - Rochester Institute of Technology
Jermaine Worthen (Swimming) - Washington & Jefferson College