Family and friends gathered Saturday in Regina Dominican High School’s O’Shaughnessy Theater to honor the 69 young women who make up the Wilmette school’s Class of 2017. Graduates were drawn from Chicago and numerous surrounding communities: Wilmette, Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Lake Forest, Niles, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Skokie, and Winnetka. According to school officials, this year’s graduates received more than $9.5 million in scholarship offers.
During the May 27 baccalaureate and commencement ceremony, graduates and their guests heard from 1992 Regina alumna Julie McCarthy Grunwell, as well as graduate speaker Sydney Olson of Chicago. During the school’s award ceremony, held May 26, graduates received honors including the following: Margaret McNaughton of Chicago, the Kay and George Penman Sullivan Senior Award for Catholic Action, the Maureen Brannen Scholarship Award, and Leadership Scholar of Distinction; Kaitlyn Alleman of Skokie, the Saint Catherine of Siena Leadership Award; Stephanie Zalinski of Niles, the Roseanne Harrington Memorial Award; Nora Loftus of Chicago, the Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence, Leadership Scholar of Distinction and Senior Leadership Award; Colleen Palmer of Glenview, Athlete of the Year and Leadership Scholar of Excellence; Elizabeth Chidiac of Wilmette, the Regina Dominican Service Award; Regina Trejo of Chicago, Senior School Spirit Award; Elizabeth Hancuch of Wilmette and Emily Miller of Chicago, Leadership Scholars of Distinction; and Claire Beiter of Winnetka, Leadership Scholar of Distinction and Senior Leadership Award.
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