Celtic Newsletter Spring 2020

Spring for the Class of 2020 was to be something else entirely. In ways both big and small, Roanoke Catholic ral- lied to provide seniors with a series of new celebrations. In early April, “ Senior of the Day ” videos began circu- lating on the school ’ s social media channels. Athletic director Matt Peck organized virtual signing ceremonies for our three seniors who are playing sports in college: Danny Connelly, who will run cross - country/track) for University of the Cumberlands; Colin Hagy, who is playing football at Randolph Macon College; and Seaira Siv, cross - country/track at Hollins University. From May 4 to May 6, we invited seniors to school -- one at a time -- with their families for an individual cere- mony to receive their diplomas, toss their caps and throw a green, gold or white streamer over a tree on the mall. All was video - recorded and professionally photographed by RCS parent Amy Pearman, who donated her time to be there all three days.

The real senior surprise came the following week. On May 12, Head of School Patrick Patterson, Assistant Principal Chris Michael, Dean of Faculty Nikki Lieiber and Ms. Roy drove 244 miles and nearly 10 hours to

As part of our individual virtual graduation ceremonies, clockwise from top left: Maggie Clark receives her diploma with parents Karen and Burman Clark and brother Steve, ‘19; Christian Toney celebrates with parents Frank and Angela Toney; Megan Keeley leaves a note for her classmates; Thomas Becker joins other seniors in tossing a streamer into a tree on the mall; and Noah and Alayna Thompson pose with parents Beni and Kip, ‘90, grandparents Sue and Bill Thompson, and siblings Isabella, Christian and Aiden.