St. George Academy graduates 30

NEW YORK - Thirty graduates received their diplomas from St. George Academy on June 7.

After a divine liturgy at St. George Church, graduates marched into the school auditorium. They were led in prayer by Bishop Basil Losten of Stamford, accompanied by Sonia Szereg, and then sang the American and Ukrainian anthems. Bishop Losten delivered the commencement address after the salutatory address was given by Marta Sieron.

After the distribution of diplomas, the following awards were given: $1,000 to Olena Pleskun ($750 from Self-Reliance Ukrainian and $250, from the Turansky Fund); $750 to Miss Sieron from the Turansky Fund; $500 to Tatiana Grytsak from the Anne Frishman Fund; $500 to Grace Machrak from the Anne Frishman Fund; $100 to Alex Nefedov from Arka; $100 to Diane Kuprewicz from Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 83; $100 U.S. Savings Bond to Julia Bartossik from Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 1; $100 U.S. Savings Bonds from Dr. and Walter Baron to Patricia Stroczan, Violetta Maks, Patricia Gesualdi and Lesyk Brezinsky; $100 U.S. Savings Bond to Sylvia Laba from Arka; $100 to Gregory Bohdanowycz from the Ukrainian Soccer Association; and $100 Savings U.S. Bond to John Dubovici from the Schumylowych family, in honor of Dr. Luke Luciw.

Following the valedictory address in Ukrainian by Miss Pleskun, and closing remarks by the pastor of St. George Church, the Very Rev. Patrick Paschak, the graduates ended their commencement exercises with the singing of their alma mater.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June 22, 1997, No. 25, Vol. LXV

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