Roger Bacon High School sisters are first siblings to earn valedictorian and salutatorian Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati Enquirer
ST. BERNARD, Ohio – Claire and Grace Hogshead, sisters and seniors at Roger Bacon High School, filtered into Carol Dauwe Fine Arts Center auditorium early Wednesday with the rest of their classmates. Birkenstocks, white Converse and a pair of cheetah print heels poked out from beneath the students gowns.
Rhonda Hogshead, the girls mother, sat in the crowd with the rest of the parents, most of whom were maskless. Ohio s mask mandate had been officially lifted that morning.
This senior Mass is the first back to normal senior send-off since the start of the pandemic, says district spokesperson Rob Rickenbaugh. Last year s seniors got a drive-thru graduation ceremony. Roger Bacon had in-person graduation on Thursday. Claire and Grace each gave speeches as valedictorian and salutatorian – the first time in the school s 93-year hi
Father Jack Wintz dies; told stories of inspiration to everyday Catholics
Jan 26, 2021 contributor
Actor Martin Sheen talks with St. Anthony Messenger staff outside their Cincinnati editorial offices after recording an interview for American Catholic Radio Oct. 14, 2011, At the center is Franciscan Father Jack Wintz, who died died Jan. 11, 2021, at age 84. The priest was an award-winning journalist and photographer, who helped build St. Anthony Messenger magazine into a popular publication that reflected a down-to-earth message of faith. (Credit: John Feister/St. Anthony Messenger via CNS.)
As a journalist, Franciscan Father Jack Wintz covered stories that explored human nature and focused on the mission of inspiring people as they lived their faith daily.