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Celebrating Distinguished Catoctin Graduates — Continued from page 1
what he wanted to do with his life. to switch majors to something he Michael Gray formed by then-unknown country
It then became his job to make the loves and excels in. Failing his first Drummer Michael Gray received artist Lee Brice. Brice and his band
most of those opportunities. interview for a position with the the arts and humanities awards. He have since produced a number of
“Opportunities are given, but White House Communications told the students his story of how top-10 hits.
success is earned,” voiced West. Agency enabled him to hone his he pursued his dream of making Gray urged the students to
skills and advance in rank, so that a career in the music business. He go after their dreams and not let
Richard Love the position he eventually took in and his wife left their Baltimore anyone stop them.
Local dentist Dr. Richard Love the agency was even better than the home in 2002 to move to Nashville,
received the business award. He original position for which he had Tennessee. With no promise of Catoctin Principal Bernie
spoke to the students about having applied. work, he began to build a name for Quesada concluded the ceremony,
strong core values, embracing “You’re going to fail,” he leveled himself in the music business. His declaring, “All of us have a place in
teamwork, and doing the right thing. with the students. “Let yourself persistence paid off, and he became the history and future of Catoctin
He also urged that they should put learn from it, because great things the drummer in a new band, being High School.”
themselves on the path of constant can come of it.”
and never-ending improvement.
Although he also enjoyed playing Scott Hahn
sports in high school and college, Scott Hahn received the public
he realized that he would never be a service award. He emphasized to
stand-out star. By the same token, he the students to find something they
also saw that he had a part to play could believe in, something that
on the team, and if he did his best in brings joy to their lives. He found
his role, he would help the team. his in helping feed the hungry as
Love has applied this idea of being the food packaging director for
part of team and a team leader to Feed the Hunger. The Evangelical
growing and managing his business. organization has helped feed
millions of people in the United
Ryan Rippeon States and in some of the poorest
Navy Lt. Cdr. Ryan Rippeon places in the world.
received the military service award. He also cautioned the students
He also spoke of turning life’s against gauging their success by
failures into learning experiences. their material wealth. “Life will
Getting his first failing grade at leave you empty if your main goal is
the Naval Academy allowed him to accumulate things.”
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