Aurora Central Catholic High School Class of 2022

Graduates in Class of 2022: 120

Graduation ceremony: Thursday, May 26, in Alumni Gymnasium at Aurora Central Catholic High School

Valedictorian: Davin Colobong

Salutatorian: Eleanor (Nora) Marcoux

Academic Top 10: Davin Colobong, Eleanor Marcoux, Andrei Aquino, Abigail Waitekus, Jethro Geronimo, Karla Rodriguez, Ariana Rosales, Jenna Stuck, Eva Mayer, Mackenzie Sajdak.

Graduation Speaker: Most Rev. Bishop David Malloy

Class Officers: Co-Presidents Molly Griffin and Lauren Pesola

Academic achievements:

• The Class of 2022 has earned college scholarships of just over $14.1 million.

• There are 18 Illinois State Scholars and 48 members of the National Honor Society.

• Four seniors will be entering the military, two students will join the National Guard, one student is going to the Army and one student to the Air Force.

• Each student is required to complete 100 hours of community service to graduate. This class has gone way over that requirement, completing more than 11,000 service hours.

• Christian Reynolds graduated with 48 credits, 20 over and above the minimum required.

• Isabel Martinez earned her Associate Degree from Waubonsee Community College while finishing her studies here at ACC.

Athletic achievements:

• 85 of our senior student-athletes made the Metro Suburban All Conference Academic Team, which requires a GPA of 3.50 or higher

• 35 seniors were named to the Metro Suburban All Conference Athletic Teams.

Theater productions:

• "Our Town," Fall 2021

• Night of One Acts (written, directed and performed by students) January 2022

• "Mamma Mia!" Spring of 2022

What challenges did the Class of 2022 face as they returned to in-person school full time, and how did they overcome them: Aurora Central Catholic was one of the few schools that had in-person school all of last year. The students often commented that they were happy to be here and not e-learning.

Principal's reflections on the Class of 2022: The Aurora Central Catholic Class of 2022 confronted the many challenges caused by the pandemic with much more than determination. They met these hurdles with a spirit of optimism, compassion and hope. The Class of 2022 also helped the entire school community to "restart" traditions halted by the pandemic including: Charge into ACC for Freshmen, Homecoming activities, athletic contests with game themes, Senior Week and the Prom.

- The Rev. F. Etheredge