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Breakfast of Champions
Feb 13, 2010

St. Thomas Aquinas Medal Winners

Charlie Fallon Dominic Colarossi Brian Whelan Molly Sheridan Amy Loya Shennel Gelin Jonathan Cruz Katelyn Teixeira Ryan Dobos Apolline Vincent Graham Piro Jordan Montalvan David Otero Jessica Ramos Amanda Shrouder Joseph Curillo Olivia Kelly Matthew Rutherford Sara Rizzo Carly Fabbri		All Saints Catholic School Greenwich Catholic School Holy Family School Holy Spirit School Immaculate High School Cathedral High School Notre Dame Catholic High School Our Lady of Assumption School Our Lady of Fatima School Our Lady Star of the Sea School St. Aloysius School St. Ambrose School St. Andrew School St. Ann School St. Augustine Cathedral School St. Catherine Academy St. Catherine of Siena School St. Cecilia School St. Gregory the Great School St. James School
Kathryn O’Neill Christopher Haack Michael Fredette Rebecca Andrade Emilie Iwaszkiewicz Michael Magocsi Michelle Costa Andrew Ostrosky Jessica Wojnicki Silvio Torres, Jr. Richard Voight Gwendolyn Vital Elizabeth Ludanyi Margaret Parisi Ann Marie Guzzi Richard Calo, Jr. Ria Baldoz		St. Joseph High School St. Joseph School, Shelton St. Joseph School, Brookfield St. Joseph School, Danbury St. Jude School St. Lawrence School St. Mark School St. Mary School, Ridgefield St. Mary School, Bethel St. Peter School St. Peter-Sacret Heart School St. Raphael School St. Rose of Lima School St. Theresa School St. Thomas Aquinas School Trinity Catholic High School Trinity Catholic Middle School

The Diocese of Bridgeport launched National Catholic Schools Week in style with the recent “Breakfast of Champions” held at the Catholic Center to honor scholars and scholar-athletes for their achievements. What better way to celebrate the importance of Catholic schools than to feature the young people with all their dreams and promises.

But that is only a part of the story. Catholic education is also about the sacrifice of parents and the vitality of the Catholic Church in the lives of yet another generation of the faithful. The pride on the faces of the parents and the hope on the faces of the students speak volumes about the gift of Catholic schools. Bishop Lori summed it up when he said, “We are proud of the students who have achieved so much. We are even prouder of their life of faith and virtue.”

Bishop William E. Lori awarded the St. Thomas Aquinas Medal at the annual Breakfast of Champions, recognizing students for academic excellence and living a life that exemplifies the Catholic faith through service to others. Above, Kathryn O’Neill, daughter of St. Andrew Principal Maria O’Neill, receives the medal from Bishop Lori.

Right, Kolbe-Cathedral senior Shennel Gelin is joined by her mom and dad. A total of 42 medals were awarded to students from the 39 Catholic schools throughout Fairfield County. Over 11,000 students attend a Catholic school in Fairfield County.

Bishop William E. Lori and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Margaret Dames also recognized high school senior athletes and state championship team captains with the St. Sebastian Medal at the annual Breakfast of Champions.

Team Captains are Russell Renfer, Antonio Civitella and Nicholas Pulaski of St. Joseph High School; and Anne Riddle and Emily DaSilva of Immaculate High School. Over 2,000 students attend a diocesan high school in Fairfield County. Bishop Lori praised the students and thanked them for the “example they share in our Catholic schools.”

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