Oratory Prep Graduates Class of 2010

Oratory Prep School held its graduatin ceremonies earlier this month when they graduated 46 area young men. Commencement exercises were held at St. Teresa of Avila Church. Class valedictorian Brandon King of East Hanover and class salutatorian Edwin Suarez of Caldwell among the speakers.  Oratory Prep's Chairman of the Board of Trustees Michael Farrell of Summit delivered remarks and College Counselor Ann Geissler gave the Keynote Address. Diplomas were distributed by Dean of Academics Owen McGowan and Head of School Bob Costello.

The following is a list of the graduates, their town and where they will matriculate next fall. The single asterisks denote national honor society.

• Digno Andino, III of Newark, Penn State University
• Scott Walter Badger, Jr. of Millington, Seton Hall University
• Brendan David Bakst of Randolph, University of Vermont
• Malcolm Thaine Bare* of Denville, Rutgers University
• Gavin Alex Brown of Newark, St. John's University
• Daniel Canziani of Springfield, Fordham University
• Michael N. DeNigris* of Cranford, Fordham University
• Sean Daniel Doddy of Chester, Dickinson University
• Timothy Andrew Dore* of Madison, United States Military Academy West Point
• Mychal Jeremias Dubyk of Springfield, Montclair State University
• Joseph James Fresco of Berkeley Heights, Drew University
• Thomas Nicholas Herrel of Springfield, Manhattan College
• Dwayne Kent Jordan* of Orange, Rutgers University
• Robert Patrick Khoury of Morristown, Gettysburg College
• Brandon Leslie King* of East Hanover, University of Connecticut
• John Joseph Kontra of Mountainside, St. John's University
• Sebastien Andrew Laguerre* of West Orange, Cornell University
• Nicholas Emmanuel Liakas* of Morris Township, Muhlenberg College
• Henry Nicholas Luther IV* of Mt. Tabor, Lafayette College
• Andrew Steven Lytwyn of Chatham, the University of Scranton
• Jamie Douglas Melillo-MacRae* of Parsippany, New York University
• Joseph John Macri* of Westfield, Boston College
• Alexander Martynetz* of South Orange, George Washington University
• Kevin Patrick McGovern* of New Providence, New York University
• Gregory Evan Mika* of Cranford, University of Delaware
• Wilfred Peter Montemayor of Livingston, Pace University
• Patrick W. Murray of Chatham, Susquehanna University
• Eric Louis Pagan of Union, Muhlenberg College
• Matthew Robert Pigott* of Chester, Lafayette College
• Michael Krausse Pollera of Warren, Quinnipiac University
• John Wesley Rice, III of Orange, William Paterson University
• Boyan R. Robak of South Orange, Pace University
• Taylor Andrew Rosenbauer of Morristown, Stonehill College
• Brian Paul Selitto of Morristown Villanova University
• Alexander Shevchuk of Whippany, Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Ramprit Singh* of Bridgewater, Bates College
• Colin Timothy Smith* of Lebanon, Hunter College of the CUNY
• Edwin Rene Suarez* of Caldwell, Cornell University
• Matthew Gorman Tribble of Summit, Muhlenberg College
• Connor Anthony Tucciarone of Warren, The University of Scranton
• Trenor Park Turner of Basking Ridge, The Catholic University of America
• Anthony Ignatius Turon of Elizabeth, The Catholic University of America
• Paul Vincent Vaiana of Westfield, York College of Pennsylvania
• Robert Christopher Weeks of Summit, Savannah College of Art & Design
•  Michael John Wegner of Morristown, Furman University.

Honors that seniors won at the Baccalaureate Dinner on June 4, 2010 as announced that evening at the Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit:

Monsignor Fitzpatrick Memorial Scholar Athlete: Timothy Dore of Madison

Father Manning Service Award: Kevin McGovern of New Providence

Head of School's Leadership Award: Nick Luther of Mt. Tabor

Monsignor Fitzpatrick Memorial Religion Award: Brian Selitto

The Bridges Award: Kevin McGovern of New Providence

Presentation of the Appointment to the U.S. Military Academy West Point: Timothy Dore of Madison

Elks Lodge Scholarship: Nicholas Luther of Mt. Tabor

Religious Studies: Rampreet Singh of Bridgewater

Mathematics: Edwin Suarez of Caldwell

Foreign Language: Latin, Joseph Fresco of Berkeley Heights; Spanish, Timothy Dore of Madison

Social Studies: Joseph Macri of Westfield

Science: Brandon King of East Hanover

Language Arts: Kevin McGovern of New Providence

Physical Education: Nicholas Liakas of Morris Township

Art: Robert Weeks of Summit

General Excellence: Brandon King of East Hanover