Candle Rose Ceremony 2025

As we approach the end of the school year, Notre Dame acknowledges the changing of student-held leadership positions with our annual Candle Rose Ceremony and Mass.

In keeping with tradition, the senior student leaders of clubs, athletics, service, performing arts, campus ministry, peer leadership, publications, and National Honor Society all passed candles to juniors taking their positions as a presentation of leadership change. The seniors passed down the light of leadership and received a rose of gratitude for all of their hard work and dedication to the Notre Dame student body.

Notre Dame extends its gratitude to the Class of 2025 student leaders for an outstanding school year. We are incredibly proud of your accomplishments! We also send our best wishes to the underclass leaders who will continue to uphold the spirit of leadership. We look forward to seeing all that you will achieve. Congratulations to everyone!

Seniors receiving roses of gratitude:
Eva Drennan - Peer Leader
Riley Carr - Student Government
Alayna Ramirez - Female Athletics
Will Lynch - Male Athletics
Max Whittle - Performing Arts
Maggie Harding - Campus Ministry 
Gavin Coleman - Clubs
Diego Nunez-Castaneda - National Honor Society
Alexa George - Service
Jake Reinstein - Publications

Juniors receiving candles to carry on the light of leadership:
Callie Okamura - Peer Leadership
Josie Vernon - Student Government
Clementine Bowden - Female Athletics
Will Foley - Male Athletics
Wes Sullivan - Performing Arts 
Anna Hughes - Campus Ministry
Maddie Fajardo - Clubs
Simone Petit - National Honor Society
Katherine Estrada - Service​