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DECEMBER 2017 | Vol. 22 | Issue 12 | Mail Run: 8,472 | Total Print Run: 11,500
The Catoctin
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Celebrating DISTINGUISHED inside
Catoctin GRADUATES this issue
James Rada, Jr.
Catoctin High Photo by James Rada, Jr. goals for themselves Local
School celebrated its and to pursue making Teen
distinguished graduates, those goals become Builds
who are making their realities.
dreams come true, “Now is the time Important
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during the 3 Annual to decide what you Garden
Distinguished Graduates want to do, where — Read story
ceremony on November you want to go,” on page 12
21, 2017. Nolan told students.
The Distinguished
Graduate Organization Meaghan (Eyler)
was created in 2015 Delawter
to recognize Catoctin Meaghan (Eyler)
High graduates who Delawter received
have made a difference the academic award. An Un-
in their post-high school A lawyer who has expected
careers. Graduates recently started her Journey
are recognized in five own successful legal
different categories: Pictured from left are Rebecca Yates Shorb, Paul Nolan, Meaghan Delawter, practice, Delawter Fulfilled
Academics, Arts and Jonathan West, Richard Love, Ryan Rippeon, Scott Hahn, and Michael Gray. told the students a — Read story
Humanities, Athletics, story of when she on page 17
Business, and Service as an art teacher at Catoctin from was at the lowest
(community, military, or public). 1970 to 1994. She was recognized point of her life, and how it only
Former staff members are also as a former staff member. She told turned around when she decided to
recognized for the impact they the students that up until this point “chase the lion.”
had on the school community. in their lives, they have been on a Chasing the lion is a concept Local
Each honoree was given an journey to discover what their gifts presented in a book she read about
engraved award, a Catoctin High are. facing your fears, chasing them “Chat
School print, and a Catoctin “If you pay attention, you’ll know down, and conquering them. The with an
High blanket. what direction life wants to take you book also made her realize that if Author”
Catoctin Principal Bernie in,” she stated. trying to achieve her dream didn’t Event
Quesada told the senior and She urged the students to be open scare her, then it wasn’t a big enough
freshmen classes, who filled the to changes, but to always seek to live dream. — Read story
auditorium for the ceremony, the life of their dreams. She told the students that they on page 43
that he hoped they would be would fail at some point in their
inspired by what fellow Catoctin Paul Nolan lives, but they needed to turn those
graduates had accomplished and Former Catoctin coach and failures and the fears of failing into
that they would “understand the athletic director, Paul Nolan was also motivators to achieve.
legacy” of Catoctin High School. recognized as a former staff member. “If I had let my fears scare me,
He talked about the goals he set in I’m not sure where I’d actually be,” Your
Rebecca Yates Shorb his life and working to achieve them. Delawter advised students.
Rebecca Yates Shorb worked He encouraged the students to set Holiday
Jonathon West Questions
Jonathon West received the Answered
athletics award. A former Frederick — Read column
County Player of the Year, and
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