Each year, Catholic New York salutes the hard work and dedication of the members of the senior class graduating from the 44 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of New York. Each school’s valedictorians and salutatorians are recognized for their academic achievements in the listings below. If a school does not use those designations, and instead has selected student speakers, they are noted. Also listed is the number of graduates of each high school.
La Salle Academy, Manhattan
Valedictorian: Elijah Perez-Mendez
Salutatorian: Steven Dumeng
Graduation: Thursday, Aug. 13, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral;
74 graduates.
Academy of Mount St. Ursula, the Bronx
Valedictorian: Aurora Pepaj
Salutatorian: Dannerys Peralta
Graduation: Date to be determined; 69 graduates.
Maria Regina High School, Hartsdale
Valedictorian: Katelyn Czerniewski
Salutatorian: Emily Carreira
Graduation: Date to be determined, 112 graduates.
John S. Burke Catholic High School, Goshen
Valedictorian: Daniel Katz
Salutatorian: Madelyn St. Amand
Graduation: Outdoor ceremony, Saturday, July 18;
94 graduates.
Dominican Academy, Manhattan
Valedictorian: Angel Rose Latt
Salutatorian: Sophie Smith
Graduation: virtual ceremony, May 29, 66 graduates.
Cathedral High School, Manhattan
Valedictorian: Trinae Yagumyum
Salutatorian: Tahira-Jahnai Vera
Graduation: Date to be determined, 100 graduates.
Fordham Prep, the Bronx
Speaker for the graduates: Maclane F. Farrel.
Graduation: May 27, with in-person commencement at
a later date; 242 graduates.
Cardinal Hayes High School, the Bronx
Valedictorian: L’Hussen Touré
Salutatorian: Michael Maturana
Graduation: Virtual, by invitation, Saturday,
June 6, at 8:45 a.m.; 201 graduates.
The Ursuline School, New Rochelle
Valedictorian: Stella Catherine Banino
Salutatorians: Jeannine Elizabeth Lynch and
Domenica Rose Voli.
Graduation: Date to be determined; 148 graduates.
All Hallows High School, the Bronx
Valedictorian: Marco Perez Salutatorian: Elijah Polanco
Graduation: Virtual ceremony, Saturday, June 6, at 3 p.m.; 118 graduates.
Mount St. Michael Academy, the Bronx
Valedictorian: Mandela Simon
Salutatorian: Deiondre Simon
Graduation: Date to be determined; 149 graduates.
Preston High School, the Bronx
Valedictorian: Emmalee Gomez
Salutatorian: Elona Nacaj
Graduation: Date to be determined; 113 graduates.
St. Barnabas High School, the Bronx
Valedictorian: Dominique Mirabile
Salutatorian: Briana Broomfield
Graduation: Virtual ceremony, May 29; 61 graduates.
Cardinal Spellman High School, the Bronx
Valedictorian: Emma Bucaj
Salutatorian: Ethan Butler
Graduation: Virtual ceremony, Saturday, June 6,
at 9:30 a.m.; 276 graduates.
Moore Catholic High School, Staten Island
Valedictorian: Alyssa Slaven
Salutatorian: Shengguang Zhou (Jayson)
Graduation: Virtual Baccalaureate Mass/Graduation, Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen and Father Rhey
Garcia, with a message from Auxiliary Bishop
John O’Hara, on the school’s YouTube channel,
Saturday, June 6, at 10 a.m.; 84 graduates.
Msgr. Scanlan High School, the Bronx
Valedictorian: Nana Achampong
Salutatorian: Oluwatosin Williams
Graduation: Virtual ceremony,
Monday, June 29; 99 graduates.
St. Raymond Academy for Girls, the Bronx
Valedictorian: Emma Schuwerer
Salutatorian: Lizbeth Perez
Graduation: Virtual ceremony, May 29; 54 graduates.
Cristo Rey High School, Manhattan
Valedictorian: Leslie Hernandez
Salutatorian: Afrida Rahman
Graduation: Ceremony livestreamed on school’s YouTube channel, Friday, June 5, at 4:30 p.m.; 81 graduates.
Xavier High School, Manhattan.
Valedictorian: Michael Manta
Salutatorian: Timothee Kambouris
Graduation: Date to be determined; 237 graduates.
St. Joseph Hill Academy, Staten Island
Valedictorian: Veronica Arciprete
Salutatorian: Emilie Tristano
Graduation: Combined virtual and live ceremony via Zoom, Friday, June 5; 119 graduates.
John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, Somers
Valedictorian: Dorrian Cohen
Salutatorian: Daniel Savino
Graduation: Saturday, June 13, with modified drive-in and church walk; 152 graduates.
Notre Dame Academy, Staten Island
Valedictorian: Julia Macaluso
Salutatorian: Rosemary O’Neill
Graduation: Virtual ceremony, Friday, June 5. Before graduation day, each graduate will walk across Marguerite’s Way on campus with diploma in hand; 124 graduates.
Albertus Magnus High School, Bardonia
Valedictorian: Morgan Daly Dedyo
Salutatorian: Tara Mae Holihan
Graduation: Virtual Baccalaureate Mass, Wednesday,
June 17: Virtual Graduation, Thursday, June 18;
Distribution of Diplomas, Friday, June 19; 105 graduates.
Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Poughkeepsie
Valedictorian: Theodore DeGuzman
Salutatorian: Adrian D’Souza
Graduation: Traditional ceremony planned Saturday, Aug. 1. Should regulations not allow that to occur, a drive-through event is planned for the Class of 2020; 177 graduates.
St. Vincent Ferrer High School, Manhattan
Valedictorian: Orla Hagan
Salutatorian: Sarah Sweeney
Graduation: Official date, May 30. In-person graduation is planned for Saturday, June 20, with a possibility of postponement; 104 graduates.
St. Peter’s High School for Boys, Staten Island
Valedictorian: Luke Whalen
Salutatorian: Ryan Heming
Graduation: Virtual commencement ceremony and drive-through diploma distribution, dates to be determined;
122 graduates.
St. Raymond High School for Boys, the Bronx
Valedictorian: Neil Sharma
Salutatorian: Kasar Profit
Graduation: Virtual ceremony, May 30, 110 graduates.
Salesian High School, New Rochelle
Valedictorian: Michael Krajniczyn
Salutatorian: Aidan Martinez
Graduation: Date to be determined; senior tribute planned for broadcast, Saturday, June 6; 109 graduates.
Sacred Heart High School, Yonkers
Valedictorian: Lisa Gentile
Salutatorian: Molly Barrett
Graduation: Thursday, June 4.
St. Catharine Academy, the Bronx
Valedictorian: Emra Redzematovic
Salutatorian: Kismet Crossdale
Graduation: Thursday, June 4; 118 graduates.
Iona Prep, New Rochelle
Valedictorian: Michael Bachmann
Salutatorian: Nicholas Cannistraci
Graduation: Ceremonies, in-person while observing social distancing, planned for Saturday, June 27; 198 graduates.
School of the Holy Child High School, Rye
Valedictorian: Alexa Marciano
Graduation: On-campus ceremony, Saturday, July 25; ceremony was originally planned Saturday, June 6. 55 graduates.
Archbishop Stepinac High School, White Plains
Valedictorian: Matthew Halas
Salutatorian: Stephen Buckley
Graduation: In-person ceremony planned Thursday, July 16, at 4 p.m. If that is not possible, a drive-through ceremony will be held the same day; 180 graduates.
Notre Dame High School, Manhattan
Valedictorian: Erin Pender
Student speaker: Danica Mercado
Graduation: In-person ceremony, Thursday,
July 30, 80 graduates.
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Manhattan
Valedictorian: Lauren Rooney
Salutatorian: Catherine Grimes
Graduation: Virtual ceremony, June 2, with in-person ceremony planned at St. Ignatius Loyola Church, Manhattan, Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 2 p.m.; 58 graduates.
Regis High School, Manhattan
Class speaker: John Clyne
Graduation: Virtual ceremony, Saturday, June 6, with in-person graduation for the Class of 2020 planned for the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 25; 128 graduates.
Marymount School, Manhattan
Valedictorian: Sophia Villacorta
Salutatorian: Anna Monaco
Graduation: Virtual commencement ceremony
June 2, with in-person commencement at a date to be determined. 64 graduates.
St. Jean Baptiste High School, Manhattan
Valedictorian: Paulina Enriquez
Salutatorian: Alexa Rodriguez
Graduation: Ceremony planned Friday, Aug. 7, at St. Jean Baptiste Church, Manhattan, with a virtual graduation
project. Original date was Friday, June 5. 83 graduates.
Aquinas High School, the Bronx
Valedictorian: Chantal Jimenez
Salutatorian: Chrisel Monegro
Graduation: Thursday, June 4, at 5 p.m. The evening will begin with a virtual Baccalaureate Mass followed by the commencement ceremony; 54 graduates.
Msgr. Farrell High School, Staten Island
Valedictorian: Thomas Mormino
Salutatorian: Christopher Lombardi
Graduation: Virtual Graduation Mass, May 23, with Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen, a former Msgr. Farrell principal and alumnus of the Class of 1976, serving as principal celebrant. Commencement exercises will be held at a later date; 236 graduates.
Loyola High School, Manhattan
Valedictorian: Sidney Essex
Salutatorian: Tara Clark
Graduation: St. Ignatius Loyola Church, Manhattan, Friday, July 31. Planned for in-person ceremony with a minimum number of guests; livestreaming for other family members.
53 graduates.
St. George Academy, Manhattan
Valedictorian: Precious Mann
Salutatorian: Alexandra Pabon
Graduation: Virtual commencement ceremony, Saturday, June 13, via the school’s online teaching platform. Graduates will be recognized for academics with an award ceremony and conveying of diplomas virtually distributed by Bishop Paul Chomnycky, O.S.B.M., Eparch of Stamford Diocese, and Andrew Stasiw, principal; 13 graduates.
St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School, Staten Island
Valedictorian: Maria Elaina Gregotowicz
Salutatorian: Keryn Theresa Lee
Graduation: Saturday, June 27, with a ceremony modeled on the Air Force Academy graduation; if that is not possible, a drive-up ceremony will take place, with a full ceremony on Friday, Nov. 27; 269 students.
The Montfort Academy, Mount Vernon
Co-Valedictorian and Greek Rhapsode:
Kiersten Thompson
Co-Valedictorian: Gabrielle Margand
Salutatorian and Joel L. Shin Memorial Latin Orator:
August Boland
Graduation: Drive-in ceremony, Friday, June 5; 27 graduates.