At Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Newton, MA, a Mass was celebrated by Bishop Reed, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, to induct the eighth class of Peter Lynch Scholars. Three students from Blessed Sacrament School - Sheila Corkery (grade 8), Gabriella Neves (grade 5), and Vivian Vanzo (grade 4) - were among the 192 elementary students inducted into the eighth class of Peter Lynch (PL) Scholars by the Catholic Schools Foundation. The students were joined by PL Scholars from 51 Catholic elementary schools across the Greater Boston Area.
Mr. Lynch, known for his successful career as a money manager at Fidelity Investments, is a longtime supporter of Boston’s Catholic Schools and serves as chairman emeritus for the Catholic Schools Foundation. In his honor, The Peter Lynch (PL) Scholars Program was established in 2010 to honor Mr. Lynch’s involvement with the Catholic Schools Foundation and the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Each Catholic elementary school selects their PL Scholars based upon, among other criteria, his or her grades, work ethic, and demonstrated care and concern for others in the school community and beyond.
