▁major ▁awards ▁given ▁at ▁gradu ation ▁cer emon ies ▁every ▁year ▁are ▁the ▁Bro ther ▁Flor ent ius , ▁F MS ▁Memorial ▁Award , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁honor ▁presented ▁to ▁" the ▁gradu ate ▁who ▁best ▁exempl ifies ▁the ▁ide als ▁and ▁values ▁emb od ied ▁in ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Central ▁Catholic ▁High ▁School " ▁and ▁the ▁Flor ent ian ▁Year book ▁D edic ation , ▁presented ▁" by ▁the ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁to ▁the ▁person ▁or ▁persons ▁whom ▁they ▁consider ▁worth ▁of ▁special ▁pra ise ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁Flor ent ius ▁award ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁ann ually ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁the ▁Flor ent ian ▁D edic ation ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁ann ually ▁since ▁the ▁in ception ▁of ▁the ▁year book ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Also ▁given ▁at ▁gradu ation ▁are ▁the ▁Michael ▁Gar vey ▁Award ▁which ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁an ▁out standing ▁male ▁student - ath lete ▁and ▁the ▁Mary ▁J . ▁Kil co y ne ▁Award ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁out standing ▁female ▁ath lete . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁Central ▁Catholic ▁Ra iders ▁are ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁M I AA ▁and ▁the ▁M err im ack ▁Valley ▁Conference . ▁Up ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁teams ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Red ▁Ra iders , ▁but ▁the ▁school ▁dropped ▁the ▁word ▁" Red " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁school ▁offers ▁ 2 9 ▁vars ity ▁programs ▁and ▁ 5 1 ▁teams ▁at ▁levels ▁such ▁as ▁vars