Class of 2023 Graduates

We omitted publishing the news about our twelfth graduation last May, the Class of 2023. 42 young men graduated in May 2023, and they are truly a great group.

Twenty graduates were honored for being “Lifers,” those completing all years at Western 3rd to 8th grade. This is the largest number so far for any class.

WA LIFERS: Oliver Aycock, Harrison Banks, Benedict Block, Joseph DellaCrosse, Santiago Figueroa, Patrick Forrester, Hayes Groover, Christopher Gutierrez, Damian Henderson, Ian King, Charlie Madden, Nathan Magner, Alex Meade, Joaquin Munoz, Benjamin Parmenter, Lucas Riches, John Robleto, Vaughn Skurner, Pierce Smetek and James Smoter.

HOUSE CAPTAINS this year were: Oliver Aycock, Paul Cosgray (Green); Damian Henderson, Brody Zanovich (Raven); Quique Guzman, Lucas Riches (Shell); and Hayes Groover, Benjamin Parmenter (Water).

We are proud of their achievements and include a list of high schools they are attending this year:

Jack Abbott - St. Thomas High School

Oliver Aycock - Aristoi Classical Academy

Harrison Banks - St. Thomas High School

Benedict Block - Cathedral High School

William Callahan - St. Thomas High School

Noah Chen - Strake Jesuit College Prep

Paul Cosgray - St. John XXIII College Prep

Joseph DellaCrosse - St. John XXIII Coll Prep

Patrick Dinh - Strake Jesuit College Prep

Owen Epperson - Energy Institute High

Santiago Figueroa - St. Thomas High School

Patrick Forrester - Strake Jesuit College Prep

Julen Ginebra - Colegio Retamar, Spain

Hayes Groover - Strake Jesuit College Prep

Adrian Gutierrez - Cathedral High School

Christopher Gutierrez - Cathedral High School

Enrique Guzman - Frassati Catholic High

Damian Henderson - Holy House Academy

Carter King - St. John XXIII College Prep

Ian King - St. John XXIII College Prep

Lucas Klimko - St. Thomas High School

Vincent Lima - St. Martin's Academy, KS

Charlie Madden - St. Thomas High School

Nathan Magner - St. John XXIII College Prep

Sawyer Mason - St. Thomas High School

Alexander Meade - Houston Christian High

Joaquin Muniz - Strake Jesuit College Prep

Fred Oates - St. Thomas High School

Benjamin Parmenter - St. John XXIII Prep

Becket Regitz - Frassati Catholic High School

Lucas Riches - St. Thomas High School

John Robleto - St. Constantine School

Luis Roger - Stratford High School

Ethan Salmons - St. Pius X High School

Vaughn Skurner - Houston Christian High

Pierce Smetek - Memorial High School

James Smoter - Cathedral High School

Miles Stilwell - Episcopal High School

John Walker Swarts - Gilmour Academy, OH

Luis Torras - Colegio Viaro, Spain

Timothy Walters - Stratford High School

Brody Zanovich - St. Thomas High School

Western Class of 2023 with some faculty under the Great Oak after the ceremony

Patrick Forrester does the reading at Mass.

House of the Green grads

House of the Raven grads

House of the Shell grads

House of the Water grads