Red Bank Catholic Graduates Ready for the Future

Dylan Chayse concluded his speech to his fellow students, the Red Bank Catholic graduating class of 2011, with the opening line of perhaps William Shakespeare’s most famous soliloquy.

To be, or not to be, the valedictorian told the assembled class, is the question each Casey graduate must strive to answer as they embark on arguably the biggest journey in their lives thus far.

Tuesday afternoon at Brookdale Community College, 257 Red Bank Catholic seniors, hailing from more than 40 communities throughout Monmouth, Ocean, and Middlesex Counties, listened intently as Chayse asked rhetorically if this class was willing to be bold and daring as it entered next chapter of life.

Considering the past four years of preparation, the answer would have to be a resounding yes.

“What matters most,” Chayse said. “Is what’s inside of us.”

What you’ll find inside this collection of students is a varied array of exceptional and talented kids, ones that have already made accomplishments as artists and athletes and academics. Many will find themselves at some of the nation’s top schools next fall and, combined, they’ve earned more than $23.4 million in grants and scholarships.

This is a group that has also done its part to help change the world for the better by performing charitable acts both locally, collecting record amounts of food and canned goods, and internationally, on missions to places like Honduras and Ecuador. 

Red Bank Catholic Principal Robert Abatemarco, in his speech to the graduates, one in which he needed a moment to compose himself after reflecting on the past four years, told the assembled friends and family of the graduates the achievements of the class so far don’t tell the whole story.

“They (the audience) should know that these accomplishments are just the beginning,” he said.

Salutatorian Robert Devine echoed the sentiments of the school’s principal in his speech to the graduating class.

Highlighting the achievements of his fellow classmates, including those who have received scholarships, both athletic and academic, and those who have done work on the community service side, including those who traveled to New Orleans to help rebuild, Devine spoke of a class that has made the most of their time at Red Bank Catholic.

“Our class has made the best of the opportunities presented to us,” Devine said. “But, the class of 2011 has only skimmed the surface of what we can accomplish.”

List of 2011 Graduates:

Frank Albert Abt; Victoria Rose Adamo; Hunter Patrick Adams; Austin Douglas Andersen; Matthew Robert Armenti; Stephen Joseph Baldo; Brittany Lynn Balzofiore; Conor Patrick Barry; Brielle Kathleen Batesko; Kristen Lee Berger; Stephanie Ann Bianchi; Tara Lynn Bitterly; Stephanie Marie Bomba; Erica Gina Bonavitacola; Heather Leigh Bonello; Samantha Julia Bowlsbey; Sean Branagan; Lorianne Marie Bridda; Daryck James Brown; Jillian Leigh Buckelew; Kathleen Buff; Kevin Michael Byrne; Mary-Kathryn Byrnes; Luke Joseph Byrnes; Michael James Calandrillo; Jillian Elayne Callahan; Meredith Claire Callander; Anthony Joseph Canella; Angeline Marie Paz Canullas; Lisa Marie Capelli; Brittany Elizabeth Carden; Kelly Elizabeth Cassidy; Paul Joseph Cassidy, Jr.; Nicholas J. Castellano; Andrew Jeffery Casten; Elizabeth Mary Cauda; Sam Joseph Cesario; Dylan Chayse; Chloe Rachel Chwalek; Caitlin A. Cirullo; Brian Clifford Clark; William John Clark; Kassandra Clearie; Danielle Jessica Colaprico; Shannon Marie Coolahan; Alexis Michelle Criso; Melanie AnnaCross; Ashley Rose Cucuzzella; Courtney Angela Culkin; Mathew Ryan Danback; Brandon Andre Davis; Jesse Lee Deatherage; Margaux Wells DeChicchio; Angela Victoria DelGuercio; Robert Donald Devine; Maya Christine Deykerhoff; Kelly Ann Dolan; Ryan J. Dolan; Brandon James Dolecki; Michael J. Dorsi; Ryan Haynes Doyle; Ryan Michael Doyle; Patrick Dwyer; Ashley Nicole Dziuba; Hannah Elizabeth Eckstein; Alexa Gabrielle Faiella; Kristina Marie Falco; Daniel Timothy Fallon; Edward J. Farley; Lauren Christine Farrar; Peter James Fellingham; Gabrielle Julia Ferro; Sarah Elizabeth Finn; Elizabeth Grace Fiorino; Abigail Jane Flaherty; Samantha Rose Flatley; Katherine Rose Fonte; Mary Kate Fowler; Bryan E. Gaburo; Kendall Galante; Michael Galatola; Sean Michael Gallagher; Bianca Anne Gallipani; Jenna Lee Garofalo; Carney Gavin Gatta; Michael Martin Geromanos; Peter Albert Glover; Angelica-Rose Miclat Gonzales; Alexandra Michelle Gordon; Kelly Patricia Gray; Samantha Jane Guastella; Zachary Thomas Gwydir; Kelsey Marie Hansen; Kaitlyn Leigh Hartmann; Jillian Norah Haslett; William Christopher Herchakowski; Nicole Marie Herviou; Alyssa Rose Higgins; Christopher Austin Higgins; Kelsey Ann Hildin; Kasey Catrine Hobbie; Kyle Adam Hoffman; Laura Marie Hogan; Ariana Michelle Igneri; Sabrina Maria Illiano; Alexander Joseph Ilvento; Carolyn Rose Indelicato; Karli Rose Ipsen; Rebekah Marie Johnson; Suzanna Michelle Kanobel; Nika Marie Karavites; Shannon Marie Keane; Nicole Elizabeth Kelley; Kristen Kendall; Justin P. Kennelty; Danika Rae Kenney; Ryan James King; Emily Ann Kinslow; Luke Robert Kinzel; Joseph Richard Kissinger; Victoria Elizabeth Klayman; Anthony Kneisser; Douglas Lincoln Knoerdel; Terrance Anthony Koar; Timothy Michael Koar; Zoey Joelle Kramer; Lauren Elizabeth Laffey; Lisa A. LaMura Scarrone; Matthew James Lang; Victoria Alexis Lau; Timothy McGahan Lehrkinder; Elizabeth Marie Lencki; Gerard Anthony Lettera; Corinne Margaret Loeser; Vincent Edward Loksa; Amanda Marie LoMonaco; Jenna Marie LoPresti; Jaclyn Loprete; Michael Fleming Losch; James Toner Loures; Lauren Catherine Lubischer; Charles John Lucia; Alexandra Lynch; Kerri Ann Lynch; Bridget Anne Lynn; Christopher Cullen Mackenrodt; Elizabeth Ann Madzin; Elle Sarah Mahon; Colleen Erin Mahoney; Meghan Lee Mahoney; Matthew Anthony Maiorca; Michael Joseph Mannucci; Lauren Marie Marra; Meaghan Elizabeth Marron; Kaitlyn Elizabeth Mastriano; Mercedes A. Matson; Joshua A Matthews; Alexandra Rose McCahill; Erin Marie McCarthy; Paul Eugene McDonald; Stephen John McDonald; Kevin Francis McFadden; Brendan Charles McGann; Samuel John McGovern; Cara Elizabeth McGrath; Sarah Mary McHugh; Mary Eileen McNamara; Alicia Kathlyn Meehan; Chelsea Rose Meer; Alisha Noel Mejia; Michael James Menna; Megan Victoria Mirynowski; Nicole Marie Montano; Victoria Rose Morgano; Robert R. Mulvihill; Bridget Ann Murphy; Denis Joseph Nalepa; Laura Ann O’Brien; Shelsea Jeane Ocean; Caroline Georgia Oddo; Kaitlyn Judith O’Donnell; Alexander David O’Dor; Mickaela O. Sullivan O’Neill; Luke Christian Oriolo; Caleigh MacKeller Ostrom; Brittany Katrina O’Toole; Erin Catherine Pace; Stephanie Anne Pagano; Alexandra Rae Palazzo; Matthew Peter Paolillo; Evan Scott Pastorelle; Michael Ernest Pedersen; Matthew Vincent Pellegrino; Marlana Perillo Gentile; Danielle C. Perry; Lauren Kara Petrou; Madison Pirrone; Joseph Gerard Pizzuto, Jr.; Kristina Platas; Sarah Marie Ponton; Amanda Patricia Pontone; Margaret An Portway; Mark Anthony Powell, Jr.; Bryan Paul Pricoli; Emily Rose Recchia; Matthew Brendan Rider; Carolyn Annick Rigby; Angelica Leigh Rocco; Heather Ann Rochford; Samantha Jayne Rogers; Helen Rojas; Dominic Christopher Romano; Samantha Lee Romano; Casey Ann Rooney; Marc Gregory Ruffini; Michael Charles Russell; Kimberly Marie Safara; James Douglas Salvati; Erin Marie Sauter; April Lynn Savarese; Marisa Nicole Scarpitta; Andrew Theodore Schaad; Alannah Marie Schauer; Katherine Marie Scott; Christopher William Seaman; Taylor Nicole Sestito; Madison Rose Shalloo; Sarah Jane Sharp; Grace Ellen Shinnick; Erin Conway Short; Imani Jahaan Simmons; Daniel Alexander Sita; Samantha Slattery; Amanda Catherine Smith; Megan Ann Smolar; Francesca Marie Smurro; Felicia Spadevecchia; David LeRoy States; David Stickle; Brieanne Mary Sullivan; Ryan Christopher Susca; John A. Tabb; Michaela Ann Tardiff; Reed Sommers Thompson; Rachel Anne Tighe; Vincent Tranchina; Kristin Elizabeth Travers; Thomas Michael Vaughan; Carly Victoria Villane; Taylor Marie Vullo; Rachel Barrie Wade; Maxwell Scott Walsack; Adreanna M. Walsh; Jack Henry Whaley; Marrisa Christine Wilson; Kimberly Marie Wood; Kathryn E. Zampella.