Alumnae

Fine Arts Hall of Fame

Introducing the Magnificat Fine Arts Hall of Fame! 

The Magnificat High School Fine Arts Hall of Fame has been established to recognize and honor alumnae, faculty, and friends of Magnificat High School who have distinguished themselves in one or more of the various fields of the Fine Arts. Members of the Magnificat Fine Arts Hall of Fame exemplify the Magnificat Mission “to learn, lead, and serve in the spirit of Mary’s Magnificat.”

Areas of Fine Arts include, but are not limited to, literary arts, media arts, performing arts and visual arts.

Hall of Fame nominees must follow the below criteria: 
1. Individuals who have attended Magnificat High School and have graduated no less than 5 years prior to their acceptance into the Hall of Fame. An individual may be accepted into the Hall of Fame posthumously. Qualifications for evaluation will include their involvement and achievements in the Fine Arts as a MHS student, as well as their accomplishments and contributions in Fine Arts fields after graduation at the amateur and/or professional level. 

2. Individuals who have served as teachers, directors, or advisors and have made significant contributions through their dedicated work with students in Fine Arts curricular, co-curricular and extra curricular programs at Magnificat High School. 

3. Individuals who have participated in the Magnificat Theater program but who are not alumnae of MHS. Qualifications for evaluation will include their involvement and achievements in the MHS Theater Department, as well as their accomplishments and contributions in Fine Arts fields after graduation at the amateur and/or professional level. 

This event will be held bi-annually with the first Induction Ceremony taking place on Friday, September 22, 2023. Nominations have closed for the 2023 Fine Arts Hall of Fame. 

Please join us to recognize the inaugural class of inductees:
Patti DiBenedetto Corna ‘65
Marilyn “Lynn” Szalay ‘68 
Kiki Dettling Goshay ‘77
Sheila Matyjasik Edwards ‘88
Kelly Markus '90 
Megan Malley Cannon ‘93
Eryn Murman ‘04 
Zoe Murphy
Sr. Rose Marie Kramer, H.M.
Sr. Paulette Kirschensteiner, H.M.

Purchase tickets to the Inaugural Induction Ceremony here.
About the Fine Arts at Magnificat

Magnificat High School is built on a strong foundation of rigorous academic and co-curricular programs that promote leadership and innovation in the classroom and beyond. 

Magnificat Performing Arts provides exceptional, faith-filled, student-centered opportunities for those students interested in participating in performing arts such as dance, drama, music, voice, and technical theatre. We provide students access to the latest technology, the most innovative techniques, and experienced arts professionals from around the country. Our state-of-the-art Center for the Performing Arts houses a 1,000-seat theatre, dance studio, dressing rooms, green room, choral room, as well as a scene shop area for building props and set pieces.

Thanks to the generosity of Brittan Burke DiSanto '79 and Fred DiSanto, Phase I of the Center for the Visual Arts at Magnificat was completed in the summer of 2022. As we enhance our physical facilities, we will also be expanding our programming to allow more students to have the opportunity to add visual arts classes to their schedules. It is clear that the visual arts provide benefits to students in many ways, which is why Magnificat High School has chosen to prioritize this curriculum as part of our holistic educational offering.
Magnificat High School, a girls' Catholic college-preparatory high school, founded and sponsored by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, educates young women holistically to learn, lead, and serve in the spirit of Mary’s Magnificat.