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Chaminade Graduates its 100th Class
One hundred percent of this year's seniors have committed to a college for next year.
On the one hundredth anniversary of the first graduation, this year's class has distinguished itself academically and athletically.
Eighty-three students in the class were offered 325 academic scholarships. Eighteen talent scholarships were offered to 16 students. Thirty-seven leadership scholarships were offer to 31 students, and wasn't the only talented athlete in the class–17 athletic scholarships were offered to 14 students.
The class submitted a total of 663 college applications and had 453 acceptances. About half will attend college out of state, and a little less than half will attend a private college.
After associate principal Dr. Stephanie Kralemann welcomed everyone and the Chaminade symphonic band played the National Anthem, Peter Vlahutin gave the invocation.
The class salutatorian, Caleb Small, talked about what united them as a class and a school. School president, Rev. Ralph A. Siefert, S.M., presented the Esto Vir Award to Vincent Taormina. Taormina was the first Chaminade student to be a page in the U.S. Senate.
John Eilermann, Jr., Chaminade class of '82, and chairman and CEO of McBride and Sons Company, gave the address, and joked that they were going to be successful no matter what, so he could take some of the credit with his speech that day. He compared a Chaminade education to building a house.
Class valedictorian, Kyle Buschkoetter talked about how members of the class of 2011 can shape themselves and the world.