St. Rita of Cascia High School bestows the “Mustang of the Month” award every month during the academic year to notable students from each class. Faculty and staff nominate students based on the student’s overall achievements and involvement at the school. The award winners are then selected from those nominated by an award committee comprised of members from the Activities Team, Athletic Department, Guidance Office and Dean’s Office. The following students were selected the January 2012 Mustangs of the Month:

Freshman – Richard Goggin (Evergreen Park, St. John Fisher School) As a freshman, Richard is a member of the Soccer and Track teams as well as the Knights of Augustine. During his free time, Richard volunteers at the PADS shelter, The Mantle, The Chicago Food Depository and he tutors at St. John Fisher after school.
Sophomore – Eamon Moran (Lyons, George Washington Middle School) Since coming to St. Rita, Eamon has been a member of the football team, the basketball team, the rugby team, the paintball club, the French club, and the softball club. Eamon also volunteers his time coaching grammar school basketball and is a lector at his parish, St. Barbara.

Junior – Luke Blaeser (Evergreen Park, St. Bernadette School) Luke is a member of St. Bernadette parish, where he teaches CCD, participates in the youth group, and is a Eucharistic Minister. While at St. Rita, Luke has been a part of the football, wrestling and track teams, while also working as a manager for both football and baseball. Luke is a member of the Peacebuilders Initiative and volunteers much of his time at a local food pantry.

Senior – Anthony Gleason (Oak Lawn, St. Gerald School) Anthony does volunteer work at his parish, St. Gerald. Anthony also volunteers with the Park Lawn District for community service. During his free time, Anthony enjoys writing music and poetry and performing in his band as the guitarist. He uses these gifts to contribute to one of St. Rita’s newest clubs for creative arts.

The Mustangs of the Month awards were presented at an all-school mass on January 6th. Each student was presented with a personally engraved Mustang statue.