Coming Up on CelticsLive.com


Coming Up on CelticsLive.com

The final three weeks of our 2020-21 academic year feature major events on CelticsLive.com/green-channel for Roanoke Catholic’s community of students, faculty, alumni, families and friends.

  • Tuesday, May 19, 7 PM: SENIOR SPEECHES (see schedule below)
  • Wednesday, May 20, 7 PM: SENIOR SPEECHES (see schedule below)
  • Thursday, May 21, 12 Noon: QUARANTINE EDITION
  • Tuesday, May 26, 12 Noon: QUARANTINE EDITION
  • Thursday, May 28, 12 Noon: QUARANTINE EDITION
  • Tuesday, June 2, 7 PM: SEVENTH GRADE LITURGY
  • Saturday, June 6, 11 AM: GRADUATION (pre-show at 10 AM)

Check out our Graduation Broadcast Preview Video below. You can be part of our broadcast by sending a photo or video shout-out to the Class of 2020 to mhemphill@roanokecatholic.com. Please limit videos to 20 seconds.


SENIOR SPEECHES SCHEDULE FOR MAY 19-20
Each speech includes a visual presentation lasting 5-7 minutes and is the culmination of a senior’s semester-long research project. 
Tuesday, May 19, 7 PM
  • David Gepitulan: Bipolar Disorder
  • Megan Keeley: U.S. Prison Systems
  • Tania Knipp: Medicine in Developing Countries
  • Thomas Becker: Fear
  • Danny Connelly: Depression
  • Jared La Treill: Net Neutrality
  • Michael Pilar: Dementia
  • Zach Greenlees: Career-Ending Sports Injuries
  • Traevis Kopcial: Pollution
  • Amelia Pyle: Cystic Fibrosis
  • Ryan Via: Conspiracy Theories
Wednesday, May 20, 7 PM: SENIOR SPEECHES
  • Emily Hemphill: Women’s Rights
  • Danna Rufino: Medical Malpractice
  • Kristen Russell: Chick-fil-A
  • Christian Toney: Tattoos
  • Seaira Siv: Pop Music Through the Ages
  • Julia Tosoni: Schizophrenia
  • Sydney Reichardt: Religion in Health Care
  • Sarah Sweeney: Prison System Comparisons
  • Elise Wilson-Leedy: Recycling
  • Alayna Thompson: Mental Illness
  • Lucas Vassar: Video Games and Violence
  • Noah Thompson: Memes