CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Catholic High School recently recognized the 2018 winners of the Sister Paulette Williams Awards for Outstanding Service. The awards were presented at the Commencement Exercises May 31 at Bojangles’ Coliseum, and the winners were honored in front of the home crowd at the annual Cook Cup rivalry game against Charlotte Country Day School Aug. 31.
The 2018 winners are Dee Bier (mathematics), Carmen Garmilla (world languages), Margaret Kennedy (theology), Jean Pendleton (social studies), and Marcus Riter (theatre). Each winner was presented with a check for $5,000 from the foundation.
In 2016, the Charlotte Catholic High School Foundation established the Sister Paulette Williams Awards to recognize members of the Charlotte Catholic faculty whose exceptional dedication, knowledge and commitment inspires students to learn. These are teachers who consider the whole student, and encourage them to be their best in all aspects of their lives. They exhibit the best qualities of faith and mercy in their interaction with students as well as with colleagues. They consistently go above and beyond, making a difference in the lives of students and the school community.
The foundation chose to name the awards in honor of Mercy Sister Paulette Williams, who played a key role in establishing the basis for Catholic education in Charlotte. She was a teacher at Charlotte Catholic for five years, assistant principal for two years, and principal for 20 years.
“Her leadership, dedication, guidance, and vision built our school into what you recognize today – a community leader in academics, arts, and athletics,” said current Principal Kurt Telford.
Any current member of the CCHS community – teachers, staff, parent and students – may nominate a faculty member for the Sister Paulette Awards. All are encouraged to participate, and each year more than 50 nominations are received. A five-person committee, consisting of two CCHS Foundation board members, two past Sister Paulette Award winners, and one administrator, review the nominations and recommend the award winners to the CCHS Foundation Board for confirmation.
“We congratulate these dedicated teachers,” Telford said. “These awards validate, honor, and encourage these educators. They are an expression of thanks for all these teachers do every day, above and beyond what is expected, to make a difference in the lives of our young people and our school community.”
— Carolyn Tillman and Margaret Kennedy
CHARLOTTE — More than 100 Charlotte Catholic High School students have been recognized by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation for volunteer contributions in the community. The students received their certificates at the Sept. 7 All-School Mass.
The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation was established in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make and to encourage more people to serve their community. The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes individuals, families and groups who have achieved a certain standard, measured by the number of hours of service over a 12-month period, or cumulative hours earned over the course of a lifetime.
The Bronze Award is presented to those aged 16-18 who have performed 100 to 174 service hours and to those aged 14-15 who have performed 50 to 74 service hours. The 39 CCHS Bronze Award recipients are: Daniel Boll, Lucas Boyle, Dalton Bridges, Carter Buck, Kathryn Burket, Annie Corser, Fletcher Curran, Serena Do, Jack Dumser, Tara Fitzpatrick, Liam Fitzpatrick, Jorge Francke, Ellen Gibbons, Austin Granelli, Julianna Hancock, Chris Hoefling, Brian Jacobs, Jake Johnson, Kaitlyn Kornbluth, Mae Levin, Aleesha Miller, Caitlin Murlless, Michael Neel, Maggie Olsen, Alexandra Pallander, Melia Patcha, Moorea Patcha, John Polking, Julianne Ruiz, Anna Schroeder, Joseph Silvestri, Sarah Sullivan, Alex Tan, Christopher Teves, Eleanor Walsh, Grace Wielechowski, Caroline Winner, Maria Yarussi and Gavin Zarins.
The Silver Award is presented to those aged 16-18 who have performed 175 to 249 service hours and to those aged 14-15 who have performed 75 to 99 hours. The 18 CCHS Silver Award recipients are: Joel Casingal, John Coleman, Kevin Dumser, Sydney Jacobs, Carmen Jarrell, Ryan Ma, Brynn McClatchy, Ruth Moniz, Payton Morgan, Anna Mullin, Paul Neel, Nicholas Pacifici, Carissa Pallander, Nicole Sanchez, Nicole Shooman, Nicole Tamol, Sabine Yessayan and Chloe Zarins.
The Gold Award is presented to those aged 16 to 18 who have performed more than 250 service hours and to those aged 14 to 15 who have volunteered more than 100 hours. The 53 CCHS Gold Award Recipients are: Isabella Ackermann, Christina Andrysick, Davis Barnett, Ellie Borkowski, Jackson Bowers, Elizabeth Branch, Alexander Briante, Carly Centanni, Daniel Charlonis, Julia Chaverin, Anthony Ciano, Louis Ciano, Anne Culicerto, Stewart Dautel, Anna Dougherty, Kate Dumser, Victoria Fontana, Anna Fuller, Andrew Gilles, Carrigan Hogg, Mirna Jerjees, Emma Joseph, Karlie Kazmierczak, Emily Rae Kearney, Madison Kelley, Elizabeth Kelly, John Kelly, Morgan Kuchenbrod, Grace Kunik, Scarlett Lovallo, Erin Macalintal, Patrick Macalintal, Laney McBride, Madison McLane, Campbell Morrison, Ryan Nofsinger, John Nowak, Samantha Pean, Anna Pederson, Arabella Pires, Caroline Prendville, James Ramich, Sophia Ritz, Carrie-Anne Rogers, Matthew Ruff, Mitchell Salvino, Mary-Kathryn Samuelson, Juliana Snoke, Parrish Srnovrsnik, Jacqueline Tavares, Caroline Valenti, Ramsey White and Taylor Wooton.
— Carolyn Kramer Tillman