Seven seniors commit to studying fine arts in college

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Seven young women in school-branded shirts and two adult women stand behind a red table with "Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School" printed on a white backdrop.

On May 5, Mother McAuley proudly hosted our inaugural Fine Arts Signing Celebration in honor of seven senior students who committed to pursuing fine arts in college!

As part of the admissions process at the schools of their choice, these students had to audition and/or submit a portfolio of work. Please join us in congratulating the following Mighty Macs:

  • Sophia Chavez '26 - Theatrical Dance at AMDA (The American Musical and Dramatic Academy College of Performing Arts) & Fordham University concurrently
  • Mackenzie Crotty '26 - Music Education at Saint Mary’s College
  • Brigid Doherty '26 - Acting at Illinois Wesleyan University
  • Audrey Hart '26 (not pictured) - Communication Design at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
  • Juliette Heredia '26 - Music Therapy at Illinois State University
  • Abigail Hughes '26 - Studio Art at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 
  • Giana Rivera '26 - Animation at Pacific Northwest College of Art
Seven young women in school-branded shirts and two adult women stand behind a red table with %22Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School%22 printed on a white backdrop.
Six smiling young women in college apparel pose in front of a backdrop with the %22Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School%22 logo.
A group of students and adults pose behind a red table with the Mother McAuley logo, in front of a banner displaying the same logo.
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A young woman in a Fordham sweatshirt signs a document at a table with a black portfolio, in front of a backdrop featuring the Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School logo.
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A smiling young woman in a green %22Illinois Wesleyan University%22 t-shirt signs a document at a red-draped table, with a repeating %22Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School%22 banner in the background.
A smiling young woman in a red shirt signs a document at a table covered with a red cloth, with a backdrop of repeating %22Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School%22 logos.
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