Celebrating the Class of 2026

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We are proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of our Class of 2026 students.

Congratulations to Valedictorian Elizabeth Milazzo and Salutatorian Mikaela Povsic, as well as our distinguished Junior Marshals.

This year’s honorees include recipients of the Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama Award for academic excellence, subject-area Bishop F. Joseph Gossman Awards, and special honors for faith, leadership, and service. These students exemplify the spirit and values of Cardinal Gibbons, and we celebrate their dedication and accomplishments.

Valedictorian: Elizabeth Milazzo

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Salutatorian: Mikaela Povsic

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Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama Award

Awarded to seniors in the top 10% of the graduating class, based on cumulative weighted GPA after seven semesters.

Katherine Grace Barbour
Emilie Caroline Barrangou
Justin Matthew Bauer
Julia Mary Biersack
James Dexter Brickell
William Bryan Cheek III
Tristan Reece Jarema Click
Chloe Grace Currie
Elie Antoinette Daniska
Brady Thomas DeAngelo
Meggie Diane Maria Drenth
Greyson Alexander Duncan
Ashley Samantha Gilbert
Abigail Marie Gissel
Mary Grace Gonyeau
Caroline Ann Graf
Benjamin Richard Guglielmo
Ava Grace Hunter
Alexander Donovan Hutten
Sarah Lynn Iacovelli
Brendan Matthew Lewis
Anna Medearis Linhardt
James Everett Maciariello Jr.
John Cooper Mathews
Elizabeth Lucia Milazzo
Henry Payne Newton
Anthony Bao Nguyen
Avery Kennedy Orning
Therese Felina Panganiban
Mikaela Francka Povsic
Mollie Flanagan Reeves
Eva Marianne Robison
Hannah Adelle Rutherford
Henleigh Morgan Severson
Olivia Quinn Sorenson
Charles Thomas Stamatio
Lucy Frances Swanson
Petra Marie Schwartz Valenzuela
Ryan William Wagner
Kevin Francis Walsh
Margaret Evelyn Warren
Margaret Grace Whitham
Brycetonn Jose Daza Wilkinson
Dylan Markus Workman

Bishop F. Joseph Gossman Awards

Presented to seniors with the highest overall average in each subject area who have demonstrated extraordinary interest in the discipline.

Computer Science: Julia Biersack
Dance: Téadora Binana and Leila Crisano
Drama: Mollie Reeves
Engineering: Sarah Iacovelli
English: Benjamin Guglielmo
French: Eleanor Roys
Latin: Charles Stamatio
Math: Greyson Duncan
Media: Ryan Kinder
Music: Isabel Collins
Science: Mikaela Povsic
Social Studies: William Cheek III
Spanish: Elizabeth Milazzo
Theology: Abigail Gissel
Visual Arts: Lucy Linton

Special awards

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge Award: Charlotte Medlin
Recognizing outstanding love and devotion to the Cardinal Gibbons community.

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Bishop Vincent S. Waters Award: Abigail Sevene
Honoring a student who exemplifies Catholic faith through daily witness and holiness.

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Jim Boyle Award: Bryce Fitzsimmons
Presented to a student with a deep Catholic faith and a commitment to living the values of Catholic education.

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Junior Marshals

Selected for their outstanding academic performance, the following students served as Junior Marshals at graduation.

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Front: Lyla Mulcahy, Ari Sheridan, Avery Alladin, and Natalia Villarreal. Middle: Mia Bell, Charlotte Lloyd, Ronan Cornpropst, Teo Javerzac, and Milo Mika. Back: Connor Riely, Connor Licht, Miles Kirby, Calvin Avila, Andrew Gardner, and Julian Saldanha.