GRAD 2025

Graduation Class of 2025

POSTED ON SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025:

Graduation 2025 Thanks

It was an absolute pleasure and honor to oversee “all-things-grad” and there are many people who deserve our gratitude.

• Mr. Vercillo: for his help wherever or whenever needed – assisting with set up and rehearsals, helping with graduates, un-decorating, making sure the grad class stayed safe – name it and he was there to help. Oh, and how about that job he did announcing 300 Grad Statements?! I think there is an announcer’s job in there somewhere should he ever change his plans of being an administrator!
• Mr. New:  for all his help with coordinating the Grad Mass, distribution of certificates, set-ups and take-downs, and for allowing me to focus on what I needed to do.
• Mr. Comchi: for all his help with rehearsals, set-ups and take-downs, distribution of certificates, and making sure the grad class felt honored and safe.
• Mrs. Christensen: for not only overseeing the Grad Mass but for being at every meeting that led up to grad to take notes and fill in wherever needed and for helping with smooth transitions from one event to the next. Essentially, whatever was needed, Mrs. C took the lead.
• Mr. Dalton: for being the master of all lists and for doing one of the hardest jobs in organizing our graduates so they were ready, in the order or group they needed to be in, and looking their best.
• Mrs. Ross and Mr. Hansen: for all their work on the grad list and  for ensuring each student received the right certificate!
• Mrs. Sutter, Ms. Magill, Mrs. Aasman, Mrs. Gurr, and Mrs. Wilson: for all the pre-grad work that was done, certificates, grad lists, slides, grad fees, grad photos, and gown organization…. and even washing and ironing tablecloths!
• The Staff Grad Committee: Mr. Balog, Mr. Cavilla, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Comchi, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dalton, Ms. Ens, Ms. Fox, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Hawker, Mr. Ledsham, Mrs. Leroux, Mr. New, Mr. Pasquotti, Mr. Point du Jour, Ms. Ross, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Spiess, Mrs. Sutter, and Mr. Vercillo for everything they did to ensure everything ran as smoothly as it did from beginning to end.
• Ms. Fox, Mrs. Kirkvold, and Mr. Gilbert, plus the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Education Committee for organizing the Feather Blessing and Metis Sash Ceremony. A special thank you to Elders HolySpirit and Catholic Central Elders for bestowing eagle feathers and metis sashes to our graduates. Also, thank you to Luigi's North for catering the meal. to Mrs. Yawney and the Foods class for preparing berry soup, bannock, and mint tea and to CCH staff for helping to serve both the meal and the treats!
• Mr. Comchi and Mr. New and the B&E class: for providing graduates with grad hoodies.
• Mrs. Christensen: for organizing the grad mass and working with our commentator, readers, and offertory. And to Mr. Spiess for arranging clergy, sacristans, and altar servers for facilitating with set up.
• Mr. Cavilla, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Spiess: for turning the arena into a sacred space for grad mass.
• Ms. Ens, Concert Choir, and Mrs. Plewes for providing us with beautiful music for mass.
• Mr. Cox and Mrs. Richards: for working with and guiding all of the student speakers and MCs.
• Mrs. Leroux and the decorating committee, including Mrs. Hawker, Ms. Magill, Mrs. Yearous, Mr. Hammel, Mrs. Dudas, Mrs. Patterson, Mr. Hogan, and Mr. Leroux for coordinating the decorations at the arena. They had a HUGE job of setting up but the arena looked beautiful!
• Mr. Dalton and Mr. Goruk: for always being a calming presence (especially for Mrs. Polec) when it comes to organizing students into lines and directing the procession during the mass, the convocation, and the Grand March. Also, thank you for getting students picture-ready and feeling less anxious as they took the stage.
• Mrs. Hawker and our Students’ Council ushers: for distributing programs and seating our guests.
• Mr. Dalton, Mr. Goruk, Mr. Schmidt, Mrs. Richards, and Ms. Ross for ensuring all grad gowns were collected after convocation.
• Mrs. Hartman, Ms. Goble, Mr. Cavilla, Mr. Dom Point Du Jour, Mr. Hammel, Ms. Ens, Mrs. Christensen, and Mrs. Yearous for representing staff of Catholic Central during the distribution of certificates.
• Mrs. Larson: for creating the beautiful programs.
• Mrs. Stacy Henderson, Ms. Omilon, and Mrs. Yearous for  taking pictures at the Grand March and for sharing your photographs with our families of the graduates.
• Priests and Deacons: for being a visible presence at our graduation Mass and for their spiritual support of our students. Thank you especially to Father Kevin, Father Santiago, as well as Deacon Jim, Deacon Peter, and Deacon Bruce.
• Helen Manzara: for being the Sacristan.
• Bridge Brass Quintet: for providing beautiful music during mass. 
• All those who were Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers and Ushers during distribution of communion.
• Mr. Rosen: for running the Grad Mass slides.
• Ms. Magill: for running the Convocation slides.
• Mrs. Gibb: for bringing the warmest of greetings from the Board.
• Ms. Axani: for bringing greetings from the Superintendent. 
• All our Trustees and Senior Administrative Leadership Team who attended the mass and convocation.
• Mrs. Ruaben: for being present at the mass, convocation, and grand march to celebrate those students who attended Trinity E-Learning School.
• Feature Productions and PB Pro Audio: for making the entire weekend one to be proud of! Your ability to convert a “normal” production into one to cherish and remember is unmatched.
• Staff of the VisitLethbridge.com Arena, especially Robin Sakamoto and Dakota Oler: for their excellent service and continued guidance and support throughout the planning process.
• Sounds Unlimited Inc: for providing the music for the grand march and for the dance.
• Luis Hernandez and his crew from Life Touch Photography: for taking the grad pictures, the group picture and pictures of the graduates receiving their certificates. And head caretaker for Campus West, Mr. Urbanczyk for organizing the “lift” for the group photo!
• The Lethbridge Herald, especially Alejandra Pulido-Guzman: for the wonderful write up in the paper on our valedictorian!
• Candle lighters representing alumni, parents, CCH staff, Holy Spirit staff, clergy, and trustees: Father Santiago, Trustee Bob Spitzig, Nikki Cale, Kelly Roth, Coreen Packham, Wendy Urquhart, Emily Fox, Gil Balmes, Darrel Wagner, and Allison Mullin.
• School Council for their lovely gift of rosaries for our graduates.
• Mrs. Urquhart: for preparing the French Certificates for those grads who have completed 12 years of French Immersion.
• All Staff of CCH: All the staff present throughout the weekend’s events for guiding students to where-ever they needed to be during the mass, the convocation, and the Grand March. For being available to students, for acting as substitutes for teachers involved directly in the grad activities and for their quiet, constant commitment to making graduation a memorable event for students. Graduation is a gift that the staff of CCH gives to our students. 
• Parents/ Guardians and family members: for sharing your children with us over the past three years!
• Grade 12s: We are very proud of how you took care of each other and walked together. You carried yourselves with dignity and class. It was an honor and a pleasure to celebrate with you!

Thank you to all who have made this event meaningful, memorable and successful. 

Mrs. Joanne Polec

Principal of Catholic Central

GRAD MASS LINK: https://vimeo.com/1082604023

CONVOCATION LINK: https://vimeo.com/1082604574?share=copy

GRAND MARCH AND DANCE LINK: https://vimeo.com/1082605041?share=copy

Please note: photos from the Convocation hat toss and from the Grand March are yet to come! We are working as quickly as we can to get them edited and put into a Google Folder for the graduates to access.