Seniors Earn and Give Big

Seniors Earn and Give Big

By: Riley Simpson

Every year right before the seniors officially graduate they come back to Central for one last hoorah. The Honors Day assembly includes presentations of many awards and honors, monetary and religious. This year’s graduating class earned 2.6 million dollars in scholarship money, that is equivalent to what Normal Community West received, and they are quadruple the size. The Honors Day assembly also gives the school and senior class an opportunity to officially donate to their class charity.

The Honors Day Assembly commemorates academic excellence, leadership, and faith. This year over one hundred students, almost one third of Central, won the President’s Award for Academic Excellence. We also recognize leadership through a variety of extracurriculars such as the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution Award, Boys and Girls State, HOBY, Illinois Leadership Seminar and the Principal’s Leadership Award. Lastly we acknowledge and applaud those who demonstrate exemplary faith and service. The students who signify these Christian works receive honors such as the St. Maximilian Kolbe Award, St. Philip Neri Award, Chaplin Award, Pope St. John Paul II Award, Cardinal Newman Award, Saint of the Year and the Sedes Sapientiae Award.

On another note, at the Honors day assembly we find out as a school how much money we have raised for the senior class charity. This year the seniors chose St. Jude Hospital as their charity. St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital provides medical care to children with cancer and other deadly diseases. This year Central Catholic raised over 10,000 dollars! This donation will be a huge help to the hospital.

For the underclassmen the Honors Day Assembly shows them how much their hard work will pay off in the future. Being a good student, being a leader, and demonstrating how to live as a good Catholic with be rewarding for you in the end. After the assembly I had a chance to ask Ben Hoscheidt what he thought of the assembly. He responded, “ It was encouraging to see how much money and scholarships were given to the seniors.”