COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

PRELUDES Divisi Strings

ACADEMIC PROCESSION Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39 No. 1 by Sir Edward Elgar

INVOCATION Rev. Patrick Garrett, Pastor, Sts. Simon and Jude Parish and Member, Board of Trustees

SALUTATORIAN ADDRESS Vanessa Munguia ’21

VALEDICTORIAN ADDRESS Chiara Melchiorre ’21

CALLING FORTH OF THE GRADUATES Mrs. Alissa Reynolds, Dean of Academics

CONFERRAL OF DIPLOMAS Mr. Matt Regitz, Board of Trustees Vice President Sister John Paul, O.P., Principal

RECESSION OF GRADUATES, FACULTY, & STAFF Overture from Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351, I by George Frideric Handel PRESENTING THE CLASS OF 2021 †

John Paul Altus...... Lone Star College

Nathaniel Thomas Bartsch*...... A&M University Honor Roll Student Athlete Award Four Year Athlete Award - Cross Country Four Year Athlete Award -

DANIEL ENRIQUE BENITEZ*...... University of Houston Four Year Athlete Award - Soccer St. Vincent de Paul Service Award

LUKE JOSEPH BIERBAUM...... Creighton University Honor Roll Four Year Athlete Award - Soccer Four Year Athlete Award - Track and Field Abbot Scholarship Creighton University Academic Opportunity Award Creighton University Father Joseph Labaj Award Iowa State University Exploration Award Iowa State University Quest Award Seton Hall University Scholarship Xavier University Grant Xavier University Leadership Award

JUANA MARIA BOADA*‡...... University of Principal’s List World Language Departmental Book Award Leadership Award Student Athlete Award Four Year Athlete Award - Soccer Scholarship Trustees Merit Award Dean’s Scholarship DeSales University Catholic School Grant DeSales University Presidential Scholarship Franciscan University of Steubenville Chancellor Scholarship St. Anthony of Padua Knights of Columbus & Ladies Auxiliary Deacon Mike Mims Memorial Scholarship Departmental Scholarship University of Dallas Presidential Award

ANDREA OLUWADAMILOLA BODUNRIN*...... The University of Texas at San Antonio Leadership Award Four Year Athlete Award - Academic Scholarship Hardin-Baylor Honors Scholarship

JOHN WELSH BRANDON V...... University of Arizona Four Year Athlete Award - Baseball

*National Honor Society Member ‡ National Spanish Honor Society Member † Awards listed are those received at the time of printing CATHERINE DIANNE BRIERS*‡...... Texas A&M University Leadership Award Pier Giorgio Service Award Four Year Athlete Award - Volleyball St. Vincent de Paul Service Award Baylor University Academic Scholarship

LISETTE CAMUS...... Lone Star College Honor Roll Baylor University Scholarship

MARY ANN COLEMAN*‡...... The University of Texas at Austin Woman of the Beatitudes Award Principal’s List Mathematics Departmental Book Award TPSMEA All-Region Mixed Chorus TPSMEA All-State Chorus TPSMEA Solo and Ensemble - Superior Designation Four Year Musical Award Leadership Award Student Athlete Award St. Vincent de Paul Service Award Baylor University Academic Scholarship

DOMINIC ALAN CORDOVA...... United States Air Force Four Year Athlete Award - Baseball Falcon Award - Baseball

EMMA LOUISE DELAHOUSSAYE*...... University of Mississippi Honor Roll Falcon Award - Belmont University General Merit Scholarship Louisiana State University Tiger Alumni Legacy Scholarship Louisiana State University Transformation Merit Non-resident Scholarship Texas Christian University Scholarship University of Louisiana at Lafayette Cypress Scholarship University of Louisiana at Lafayette Out of State Scholarship

GRACE KATHRYN DELAHOUSSAYE*...... Mississippi State University School of Architecture Honor Roll Falcon Award - Cross Country Belmont University Academic Scholarship Louisiana State University Transformation Merit Non-resident Scholarship Mississippi State University Colvard Future Leader Scholarship Mississippi State University Freshman Academic Scholarship Mississippi State University Non-resident Tuition Scholarship University of Louisiana at Lafayette Cypress Scholarship University of Louisiana at Lafayette Out of State Scholarship University of Tennessee Explore Scholarship

ANNMARIE DESMOND*...... Fordham University Honor Roll

*National Honor Society Member ‡ National Spanish Honor Society Member † Awards listed are those received at the time of printing PETER FERAS ELHAJJ...... Texas A&M University Honor Roll Student Athlete Award Falcon Award - Soccer Falcon Award - Track and Field Baylor University Founders’ Scholarship

KARISSA ERAZO...... Lone Star College

EVA RENEE FARFAN*...... The University of Texas at Austin Principal’s List National Hispanic Scholar Four Year Musical Award Leadership Award Providence College Book Award Providence College Grant Providence College Plus Grant Providence College St. Joseph Scholarship Grant Rhodes College Presidential Scholarship The University of Texas at Austin Award The University of Texas at Austin Texas Excellence Scholarship

JACLYN RAQUEL GARZA...... Texas A&M University Honor Roll Four Year Athlete Award - Tennis

VICTORIA GONZALEZ*...... The University of Texas at San Antonio Honor Roll University of the Incarnate Word Academic Scholarship University of the Incarnate Word High School Award University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Academic Scholarship

MAHSHEED LAUREN HADAEGH...... Lone Star College

ZACHARY JOSEPH HARRISON...... Vagabond Missions Four Year Musical Award St. Vincent de Paul Service Award University of Dallas Scholarship

NATHAN DAVID HELLEN*...... Stephen F. Austin State University Principal’s List Houston Livestock Show School Art Contest Finalist Four Year Athlete Award - Soccer

PATRICIA DANIELLE HERNANDEZ*...... Southern Methodist University Honor Roll Regis University Magis Catholic Award Regis University Housing Grant Southern Methodist University Discovery Scholarship Southern Methodist University Second Century Scholar University of Denver Dean Scholar University of Denver Housing Grant University of Dallas Provost Scholarship *National Honor Society Member ‡ National Spanish Honor Society Member † Awards listed are those received at the time of printing JERRY R. JONES II...... The University of Texas at San Antonio Honor Roll Houston Police Officers’ Union Board of Directors Scholarship University of St. Thomas Celt Academic Award

AVERY FRANCESCA JUSTADO*...... Montclair State University Fine Arts Departmental Book Award - Performing Arts Four Year Musical Award Leadership Award Four Year Athlete Award - Baylor University Academic Scholarship Hawaii Pacific University Provost Scholarship Montclair State University National Student Scholarship

KENNETH JAMES KARGER...... Benedictine College Benedictine College Abbott Scholarship Benedictine College Marching Band Scholarship Franciscan University of Steubenville Alumni Legacy Scholarship Franciscan University of Steubenville Franciscan Grant Franciscan University of Steubenville St. Anthony Grant

CONSTANZA LEGARRETA...... University of Tampa Honor Roll Four Year Athlete Award - Soccer

MARIA ALEJANDRA LORENZO MARTIN...... Texas A&M University Honor Roll Four Year Musical Award St. Vincent de Paul Service Award St. Mary’s University Gateway Scholarship

DADE PATRICK LYONS...... University of Four Year Athlete Award - Football Four Year Athlete Award - Track and Field Falcon Award - Football

EMMA KATHRYN MACMILLAN*...... Fordham University Honor Roll Four Year Musical Award Fordham University Grant The King’s College Presidential Scholarship Pace University Honors Scholarship Pace University Honors Opportunity Scholarship Pace University Resident Scholars Tuition Award Sarah Lawrence University Merit Scholarship

CHIARA TITA MELCHIORRE*...... The University of Texas at Austin Valedictorian Principal’s List Ethics & Culture Departmental Book Award St. Vincent de Paul Service Award Baylor University President’s Scholarship Fordham University Loyola Scholarship Fordham University Tuition Award *National Honor Society Member The University of Texas at Austin Highest Ranking Graduate Award ‡ National Spanish Honor Society Member † Awards listed are those received at the time of printing CHRISTINA ANN MEYER...... Lone Star College Four Year Musical Award

ELIZABETH NAN MEYER*...... Lone Star College Honor Roll Four Year Musical Award

MONICA SOPHIA MIMUN...... The Art Institute of Houston Four Year Athlete Award - Tennis Falcon Award - Tennis

COLLIN JACOB MORAN...... Sam Houston State University

JACOB DAVID MORGAN...... Ottawa University Four Year Athlete Award - Basketball Barry University Achievement Award Scholarship Ottawa University Basketball Athletic Scholarship Spring Hill College Gautrelet Award St. Edward’s University Deans Merit Award St. Edward’s University Grant

VANESSA SOPHIA MUNGUIA*‡...... The University of Texas at Austin Honors Program Salutatorian Principal’s List National Hispanic Scholar Leadership Award Student Athlete Award Four Year Athlete Award - Volleyball Four Year Athlete Award - Tennis Falcon Award - Tennis St. Vincent de Paul Service Award Baylor University Scholarship St. Anthony of Padua Knights of Columbus & Ladies Auxiliary Deacon Thomas Reich Memorial Scholarship The University of Texas at of Natural Sciences Dean’s Scholars Honors Program Scholarship University of Dallas President’s Scholarship

MIA MICHELE NATOLI*...... Texas A&M University at Galveston Honor Roll Virtuous Athlete Award Houston Livestock Show School Art Contest Finalist Leadership Award Student Athlete Award Four Year Athlete Award - Swimming Four Year Athlete Award - Softball Falcon Award - Swimming St. Vincent de Paul Service Award Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Presidential Scholarship Texas A&M University at Galveston Freshman Academic Scholarship University of Tampa Merit Scholarship

*National Honor Society Member ‡ National Spanish Honor Society Member † Awards listed are those received at the time of printing HANIEL T. NEVES*...... Trinity University Honor Roll English Departmental Book Award Four Year Musical Award Leadership Award Fordham University Grant McKenzie Scholarship Trinity University President’s Scholarship Award University of St. Thomas Basilian Distinguished Scholarship

ANNIE THANH TRUC NGUYEN*...... St. Edward’s University Honor Roll St. Edward’s University Presidential Scholarship

SIENA ROSE NICHOLSON*...... Lone Star College Honor Roll Four Year Athlete Award - Volleyball Texas Tech University Presidential Merit Scholarship

JESSICA DRAKE NOXON...... University of the Incarnate Word Founder Athlete Award - Cheerleading Our Lady of the Lake University Moye Heritage Scholarship St. Mary’s College Brother Andre Award St. Mary’s University Gateway Scholarship University of St. Award University of the Incarnate Word Achievement Award University of the Incarnate Word High School Award

CHRISTOPHER MATTHEW O’NEILL...... Lone Star College

JANELLE MAE PADILLA*...... The University of Texas at Dallas Four Year Athlete Award - Volleyball Falcon Award - Volleyball Baylor University Scholarship St. Edward’s University Scholarship

CHRISTOPHER JACOB PERRY*‡...... Clemson University Honor Roll Virtuous Athlete Award Four Year Athlete Award - Baseball Falcon Award - Baseball St. Vincent de Paul Service Award

ANDREW JACOB PYE*...... Texas A&M University at Galveston Four Year Athlete Award - Swimming Falcon Award - Swimming Army National Guard General Tuition Assistance Army National Guard GI Bill

IRENE FRANCES RENTFROW...... The Art Institute of Houston

*National Honor Society Member ‡ National Spanish Honor Society Member † Awards listed are those received at the time of printing LUCAS MANZANO RIVERA*...... Lone Star College Honor Roll Four Year Athlete Award - Cross Country

AVA BRYN ROBERTS...... Texas State University

GENEVIEVE MARIE ROEHL...... Lone Star College Four Year Musical Award

AVA GIULIANA ROMERO*...... Texas A&M University Honor Roll Student Athlete Award St. Vincent de Paul Service Award

MARIUS ALEXANDER SANFORD*‡...... Texas A&M University Honor Roll Leadership Award Pier Giorgio Service Award Falcon Award - Football St. Vincent de Paul Service Award Arizona State University New American University Scholarship Texas A&M University Education Grant - RES Texas A&M University Mays School of Business Aggie Grant

OLIVIA VICTORIA SHADICK*...... University of the Incarnate Word Honor Roll Student Athlete Award Four Year Athlete Award - Basketball Four Year Athlete Award - Softball Falcon Award - Basketball Falcon Award - Softball Baylor University Academic Scholarship Houston Baptist University Legacy Scholarship St. Edward’s University President’s Merit Scholarship St. Mary’s University Gateway Scholarship The University of New Mexico Outstanding Student Scholarship University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Honor Scholarship University of the Incarnate Word Catholic High School Award University of the Incarnate Word Dean’s Scholarship

DENISE DOLORES SIMON*...... University of Louisiana at Lafayette Honor Roll Founding Athlete Award - Cheerleading Falcon Award - Cheerleading

RICHARD LEE SPENCER III...... Sam Houston State University Honor Roll Four Year Athlete Award - Basketball Four Year Athlete Award - Track and Field Falcon Award - Basketball Jack and Jill of America The Woodlands Chapter Academic Support Grant Recipient

*National Honor Society Member ‡ National Spanish Honor Society Member † Awards listed are those received at the time of printing ANDREW PHILIP THOMAS*...... The University of Texas at Austin Honor Roll Science Departmental Book Award Leadership Award

CALEB JOSEPH THOME...... Lone Star College Houston Baptist University Legacy Scholarship Boy Scouts of America Troop 928 Eagle Scholarship

DIEGO MANUEL VEGA...... The University of Texas at Arlington Four Year Athlete Award - Basketball

KIKI LYNN VORDERBRUGGEN*...... John Paul the Great Catholic University Honor Roll Houston Livestock Show School Art Contest Finalist Fine Arts Departmental Book Award - Visual Arts John Paul the Great Catholic University Tiered Scholarship PrattMWP College of Art and Design Scholarship

REID MICHAEL WING...... Sam Houston State University Four Year Athlete Award - Baseball Falcon Award - Baseball

EMILIA GABRIELLE YABUT*...... The University of Texas at Dallas Honor Roll History Departmental Book Award Four Year Musical Award Leadership Award Baylor University Provost Scholarship St. Edward’s University Presidential Scholarship Trinity University President’s Scholarship University of Dallas Provost Scholarship

AUSTIN WILLIAM ZAMMIT...... The University of Texas at Tyler Man of the Beatitudes Honor Roll Religion Departmental Book Award Four Year Athlete Award - Golf Falcon Award - Golf Benedictine College Award University of Dallas Founder’s Scholarship

*National Honor Society Member ‡ National Spanish Honor Society Member † Awards listed are those received at the time of printing CLASS OF 2021 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES

The 62 members of the Class of 2021 have been accepted to 81 colleges and universities worldwide, including 22 Catholic schools, 31 in-state schools and 50 out-of-state schools. Combined, they have been awarded more than $5.7 million in scholarships.

Arizona State University Spring Hill College Auburn University St. Edward’s University Ave Maria University St. Mary’s College Barry University St. Mary’s University Baylor University Stephen F. Austin State University Belmont Abbey University Texas A&M University Belmont University Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi Benedictine College Texas A&M University at Galveston Christendom College Texas Christian University Clemson University Texas State University Creighton University Texas Tech University DeSales University The Art Institute of Houston Fordham University The King’s College Franciscan University of Steubenville The Pennsylvania State University Hawaii Pacific University The University of Texas at Arlington Houston Baptist University The University of Texas at Austin Indiana University Bloomington The University of Texas at Dallas Iowa State University The University of Texas at San Antonio John Paul the Great Catholic University Trinity University Lamar University University of Arizona Lone Star College University of Connecticut Louisiana State University University of Dallas Michigan State University University of Denver Mississippi State University University of Hawaii at Manoa Montclair State University University of Houston Nyack College University of Houston-Downtown Ottawa University University of Kansas Our Lady of the Lake University University of Louisiana Pace University University of Louisiana at Lafayette Prairie View A&M University University of Mary Hardin-Baylor PrattMWP College of Art and Design University of Mississippi Providence College University of New Mexico Purdue University University of North Texas Regis University University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Rhodes College University of St. Thomas Rutgers University-New Brunswick University of the Incarnate Word Sam Houston State University University of West Florida Sarah Lawrence College West Liberty University Seton Hall University Wheeling University Southern Methodist University Xavier University Southwestern University OUR VISION

Through a robust college-preparatory curriculum rooted in the Catholic faith, Frassati Catholic High School prepares students to walk on the path of true happiness. Inspired by our patron, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Man of the Beatitudes, graduates of Frassati Catholic will be true moral, intellectual, and civic leaders who lead others on the path to beatitude. Frassati Catholic graduates will be agents of change in all sectors of society, building a culture that embodies the truth about the human person who is destined to share in God’s own divine life.

SCHOOL OF THE BEATITUDES

“The Beatitudes respond to the desire for happiness that God has placed in the human heart.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1725) The word beatitude means happiness, and by giving us the beatitudes, Jesus was responding to the deepest desire of the human heart—the desire to attain everlasting happiness. Attaining the happiness that God intends for us can be very difficult in a fallen world, where many things can appear to be sources of happiness but actually are not. True happiness is found only when we act in accord with our God-given human nature; in other words, we are happy when we are doing what we were created to do. “The Beatitudes are the paradoxical promises that sustain hope,” helping us to navigate through the sufferings of this life and to entrust our happiness to God rather than try to create it ourselves on our own terms. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1717) The goal of Frassati Catholic High School is for every person involved with the high school—faculty, staff, parents, students, benefactors, and friends— to know the happiness for which God has created them.

Beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1990, who gave him the unique title Man of the Beatitudes, Pier Giorgio illumines for us the way of beatitude, that is, the way of true happiness. His life shows that happiness does not depend on the absence of trials, as he was able to be joyful even in the midst of tremendous suffering. His life eloquently teaches the wisdom of the Beatitudes: that happiness does not depend upon wealth, fame, success, or even health but only in receiving God’s love and then pouring out that divine love in concrete ways.

Pure of heart and ardent in charity, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati learned to see reality—to see the human person and the world as they truly are. That is to say, to see the world as God sees it. Such sight, such wisdom, is the ultimate purpose of Catholic education. It is attainable by prayer and study through the lens of the Beatitudes: both in the classroom through the intellectual pursuit of truth in all its dimensions as well as outside of the classroom through the service learning program, athletics, and other extracurricular activities. OUR SHIELD

The shield of Frassati Catholic High School is a symbolic representation of our mission, our patron Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, and our Dominican Heritage.

School Colors: Cobalt Blue symbolizes the heavenly goal of all Christians. Gray represents iron, which as the servant of metals, symbolizes the right use of this world’s tools in a spirit of service.

Mountain: Symbol of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who led his friends in scaling both the Italian Alps as well as the inner heights of virtue and valor. His motto in all things was Verso l’alto: “To the heights.”

Compass: Represents the eight Beatitudes which rightly inform the intellect and guide the conscience. When Pope John Paul II beatified Pier Giorgio, he bestowed upon him the unique title, “Man of the Beatitudes.”

Black and White Dominican Cross: Represents both the Dominican heritage of Pier Giorgio Frassati, a member of the Third Order Dominicans, and the heritage of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. FRASSATI CATHOLIC BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT Vice president SECRETARY Mr. Paul Primavera Mr. Matt Regitz, Parent ’24 Mrs. Bridget Edwards, Alumni Parent ’17 Treasurer Mr. Mark Pond Members

Mr. Matt Frazier Mr. Juan Martinez, Mr. Ricky Peña, Rev. Patrick Garrett Parent ’22, ’23 Alumni Parent ’20 Sister John Paul, O.P. Mrs. Kate Mims Dr. Jason Piefer Mr. Charles Manley Mrs. Shirley Valicevic