Nena Manuel
The Fontbonne
Award
The Fontbonne Award recognizes
the spirituality of Mother Saint Jeanne
Fontbonne—a woman of heart, faith, and
courage—who refounded the Sisters of
St. Joseph after the French Revolution.
Awarded to Nena Manuel, the award
recognizes the graduate who embodies
the CSJ ideal of "eyes open, ears attentive,
spirits alert, sleeves rolled up for ministry."
Nena has volunteered in the community
for 10 years, completing 5,391 hours of
service and earning the President’s Lifetime
Service Award for volunteering more than
4,000 hours.
She earned the Girl Scout Gold Award,
volunteered with Boy Scouts’ programs,
helped at the Contra Costa County Youth
Summit for teenagers, works as a special
education teacher’s aide during summer
school, and is active at Holy Rosary Parish
in Antioch. She cares for her 91-year-old
grandfather and visits other seniors at a
nursing home near her home. “I believe
that giving is better than receiving,” Nena
says, “so I like to give as much as I can, to
help people out.”
Katie Berlin
Riley Shaw
The Medaille
The Senior
Award for
Athlete of the
Spirituality and
Year Award
Service
The Senior Athlete of the Year Award is
The Medaille Award for Spirituality
and Service honors the spirit of Jean Pierre
Medaille SJ, who challenged the first six
Sisters of St. Joseph, in 1650, to go out
into the city, identify the needs, and to "do
all of which woman is capable in service
to the dear neighbor." At Carondelet High
School, the Medaille Award is presented
to that graduate who exemplifies Father
Medaille's commitment to service-driven
spirituality.
With great admiration, the Medaille
Award for Spirituality and Service is
awarded to Katie Berlin. "The joy in
Katie's faith-filled heart has spilled over
to the entire community," said Cindy
Lawrence, community service coordinator.
"Her spirit is refreshing and inspiring to
all who have been privileged to pray with
her."
given to a student athlete who participates
in four years of interscholastic sports while
maintaining high academic standards
and representing the values of CHS and
a Catholic education. The class of 2014’s
Senior Athlete of the Year is Riley Shaw.
A four-year varsity player in two
different sports, Riley had varsity-level
abilities as a freshman, playing on the
Carondelet Varsity Water Polo Team and
on the 680 Water Polo under-16 A Team
as the primary goalie. In her sophomore
year, she received the Carondelet Water
Polo Team’s Most Valuable Player award
and in her junior year she made the EBAL
First Team and was a member of the NCS
Champion Swim Team. In her senior
year, as captain of the Water Polo Team,
Riley made EBAL First Team and received
Carondelet’s Most Valuable award. She
has trained as a goalie with the Olympic
Development Water Polo Team for several
years, and plans to play water polo at UC
Irvine in the fall. Riley Shaw is a dedicated
athlete who well represents Carondelet.
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