\n\t\t\t\tPETER THOMAS \nALDAN BABAUTA\nSalutatorian\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nThis year\u2019s graduating students are the 51st generation of Knights, the school\u2019s mascot, to graduate from Mount Carmel. School president Galvin Deleon Guerrero said this is a testament to over 63 years of faith, excellence, and success at MCS.<\/p>\n
Senior student Maria Fe Andrea M. Lazaro was hailed as the class valedictorian. Lazaro, who will be studying Biology and English at the University of Washington, told her fellow graduates to express their gratitude to their parents, educators, family, and friends for their support.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re a huge part of our high school life,\u201d she said in her address.<\/p>\n
Lazaro recognized her peers\u2019 passion to pursue their lifelong dreams. \u201cThe one thing that I will always remember from this class is the passion you all have. Whether it be soccer, basketball, dancing, theater, art\u2014you never fail to do what you love to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
She reminded her classmates to never lose sight of their true identity, purpose, and passion.<\/p>\n
\u201cI implore you to keep doing what you\u2019re passionate about and truly make a difference: keep playing soccer, pursue basketball, dance, stage more plays, and make art. In 10 or 20 years or so when we\u2019re significantly better-looking, I hope to see you as passionate, if not more, than how you are now,\u201d she said. \u201cDo what you love and love what you do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Class salutatorian Peter Thomas Aldan Babauta shared Lazaro\u2019s sentiment. Babauta, who will be attending Boise State University, called on his classmates to \u201csmile more at life.\u201d<\/p>\n
The school\u2019s administration and board also presented several other accolades to the graduates.<\/p>\n
National Honor Society president Darvhan-Augustine Villas Moses was awarded the Bishop Thomas A. Camacho Christian Service Award, which is given to a student for his commitment to Gospel values and Christian traditions.<\/p>\n
Student Council vice president William Jesse Deleon Guerrero Camacho received the President\u2019s Award for Meritorious Achievement for his commitment to having good moral character, service, leadership, and scholarship.<\/p>\n
Maria Fe Andrea M. Lazaro earned several subject awards as well as the Governor\u2019s Leadership Award and a Bank of Guam $2,000 scholarship, which recognized her involvement in school and the community.<\/p>\n
Four students received the Loyalty Award: Peter Babauta, Alfonso Jose L. Evangelista, Darvhan-Augustine V. Moses, and Raymond Kenji A. Yamagata. Recipients of this award attended Mount Carmel for 12 consecutive years.<\/p>\n
One graduate, Enrico Dominic T. Del Rosario, told Saipan Tribune: \u201cI feel really happy and accomplished in my academic career and I\u2019m ready to take up the next challenge in life. I\u2019m glad I got to graduate with a bunch of amazing people and I couldn\u2019t do it without my friends, family and teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s keynote speaker, Rep. Edwin Propst, told the graduates to prioritize family in their lives and to return to the islands to serve the community. He also reminded the graduates to not be obsessed with materialistic ideals, and instead invest in their health and happiness.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are those in this life who equate success with wealth and power. In their eyes, many of us, most especially myself, would not be considered successful. But I view success very differently. I see success as loving and enjoying what you are doing. I see success as treating others with love and respect,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2026It is your heart, your hard work, your humility, and your general disposition and your ability to rise above life\u2019s trials and tribulations that are the real measures of success.<\/p>\n
In his closing remarks, school president Deleon Guerrero thanked the graduates\u2019 parents for investing their time and faith in what the school offers and expressed his hope for students to continue to living a life grounded in faith as they pursue higher education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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