Bishop Canevin Junior AOH Welcomes New Members

The induction ceremony for new Jr. AOH members was held on September 30th, at Bishop Canevin. The ceremony yielded 16 fledgling members to supplement the existing 35 members New inductees include Sean Donnelly, Maxwell Dormer, Sean Egan, Zachary Herrmann, William Hicks, Eric Hirschfeld, Christopher Lageman, Casey McCaffrey, Kevin O'Donnell, Gino Palmosina, Zachary Pawlos, Justin Petrovich, Evan Quinn, Jacob Schnelbach, Lucas Simpson, and Jonathan Sommerer.

The Junior Ancient Order of Hibernians at Bishop Canevin High School will engage in a variety of activities during the upcoming year, including field trips, parades, and plays, in addition to staging charitable events. The Jr. AOH is currently planning the “Iraq and Roll,” a Rock Band tournament in which Canevin students are encouraged to participate. The tournament will be held to raise money for soldiers taking part in the war in Iraq. Events scheduled for the upcoming year are numerous and varied. They include a play at the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theater, a mass at St. Patrick’s Church during Lent, marching in the St. Patrick’s Day parade, and a trip to Gettysburg to walk in the footsteps of the Irish brigade which fought during the Civil War.

The Jr. AOH at Bishop Canevin is growing exponentially and providing the Irish Catholic students with an environment in which they still feel the magical atmosphere of the motherland, even an ocean away.