John Rudski Named Student of the Month for August

Senior John Rudski is the student council vice president, president of the National Honor Society, a member of the Insignis Society, the campus ministry core team, Sideline Spirit core team, IrishTHON core team, and the tennis team.  He is also an Irish Ambassador and tour guide, and he works on mixing and sound design for the fall play and spring musical.

John transferred to Central Catholic halfway through his freshman year.  “I was drawn to CCHS by its community,” he said.  “My older brother [Will Rudski, Class of 2023 Salutatorian] was always talking about how great the school was, to the point where at the time I thought he was exaggerating just so I would come here.  But once I got to Central Catholic, I realized it really was as impossibly beautiful as he described.  I often refer to my transfer as the best decision of my life.

“To this day the community remains my favorite part of Central Catholic.  I am blessed to call nearly everyone at CCHS a friend of mine.  If I don’t, it’s probably just because I haven’t met them yet!  I can lean on the community just as much as I can lift it.  I wish everyone in the world could experience Central Catholic’s community firsthand as a student!”

“I feel so privileged to have had John as a student and to have worked with him in Sideline Spirit,” said Mallory Lenhart, social studies teacher and club moderator.  “Rarely do you meet a student who contributes so much to a school in so many ways!  John is dependable, thoughtful, creative, and kind-hearted.  When John is responsible for something, he puts his whole heart and soul into it.  He is fantastic at building meaningful relationships with his peers, and he personifies the Irish spirit!  John is truly one of a kind!”

Outside of school, John is a server at Saint John XXIII parish.  This past summer, he formed a music production company that creates and sells loops, which are small pieces of songs that producers use to create larger songs.  His work is all original, and he uses a combination of live instruments and digital ones.  “I play guitar, bass, and piano so I do most of those with real instruments, but everything else - like strings, synthesizers, sound effects, etc. - is usually digital,” John explained.  “An example I like to give is the song Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter.  The guitar from that song is a loop that the producer purchased from someone else and then added additional elements to, including drums, synthesizers, bass, and vocals to create what we now hear as a full song.  Loops essentially just fill the role of session musicians or bands.  If a producer was making a song and wanted a violin but didn't have access to a violinist, they may use a violin loop that they downloaded and just drop it into their song in their recording software.”

John is considering attending John Carroll University, the University of Dayton, the University of Notre Dame, or Georgetown University to study public policy or law.

“To my fellow classmates,” John said.  “Let’s bring home that Student Section of the Year belt!  Senior rah!!!”