Michelle Donaghey

Columnist

Michelle Donaghey has been a writer and photographer for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend for several years, writing news as well as feature stories. She and her husband, Tom, are parishioners St. Dominic Parish in Bremen, Indiana, where Michelle is also a eucharistic minister and lector.

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Meet the high school Vals and Sals from the diocese

In alphabetical order Heritage Jr./Sr. High School: Monroeville — Valedictorian Abram Beard Bishop Luers High School: Fort Wayne — Valedictorian Margaret Cicchiello Marian High School: Mishawaka — Valedictorian Alyssa Grzesiowski Marian High School: […]

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Salutatorian Adam Veldman

Bishop Luers High School: Fort Wayne Adam Veldman said he will continue his walk of faith as a Catholic during college: In fact, he is moving on to attendance at […]

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Valedictorian Anna Staud

Saint Joseph High School: South Bend Granger resident Anna Staud plans to attend the University of Notre Dame, majoring in economics, possibly with a double major in English or history. […]

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Valedictorian Elizabeth Roy

Bishop Dwenger High School: Fort Wayne Looking back on the past four years, Bishop Dwenger High School valedictorian Elizabeth Roy said she is fortunate to have been involved in many […]

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Valedictorian Margaret McCoy

Westview Jr.-Sr. High School: Topeka Margaret McCoy, valedictorian of Westview Jr.-Sr. High School in Topeka, is looking forward to seeing more of her country whenever she is able. She already […]

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Salutatorian Ryan McArdle

Bishop Dwenger High School: Fort Wayne Having strong faith helped Bishop Dwenger salutatorian Ryan McArdle in many ways, especially in finding his college major. “My faith has truly allowed me […]

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Co-salutatorian Meagan Luck

Saint Joseph High School: South Bend Advanced Placement biology was the favorite class of Saint Joseph High School co-salutatorian Meagan Luck because, she said, “I learned not only how the […]

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Salutatorian Jerome Lechleitner

Heritage Jr./Sr. High School: Monroeville During high school, Heritage Jr./Sr. High School salutatorian Jerome Lechleitner said he felt he “had the privilege of being able to participate in many extracurricular […]

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Co-salutatorian Martin Kennedy

Saint Joseph High School: South Bend While one might not want to think about the many terrible, tragic headlines in the news during the past year, Martin Kennedy, Saint Joseph […]

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Salutatorian Katherine Henry

Marian High School: Mishawaka                                      High school would not have been the same, […]

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Valedictorian Alyssa Grzesiowski

Marian High School: Mishawaka                                     Attending World Youth Day and hearing the Pope […]

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Valedictorian Margaret Cicchiello

Bishop Luers High School: Fort Wayne Attending a Catholic high school offers more than an academic education in Catholic doctrine: Just ask the valedictorian of the Class of 2018 from Bishop […]