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Jordan John and Jack Kimble lead the Archbishop Spalding High School graduation procession at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland May 25. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

More than 2,200 graduate from 20 Catholic high schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore

June 15, 2017
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools

Twenty Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore graduated a combined 2,210 seniors this spring. Details from the schools follow.

Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore

Baccalaureate Mass: May 24, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore

Commencement: May 26, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland

Graduates: 127

Valedictorian: Delondrae Carter

Salutatorian: Matthew Scheffel

Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn

Baccalaureate Mass and commencement: May 25, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

Graduates: 285

Bishop Walsh School, Cumberland

Baccalaureate Mass and commencement: May 26, St. Patrick Church, Cumberland

Graduates: 35

Welcome address: Jill Courtney

Final remarks: Sean Mullaney

Calvert Hall College High School, Towson

Baccalaureate Mass and commencement: June 3, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

Graduates: 270

Valedictorian: Rory Oates

Salutatorian: Brendan Hale

The Catholic High School in Baltimore graduates Noelia Salazar, Megan Goranson, Julia Stanitski, Paige Roberts and Shannon McDonnell pose for a photo following commencement exercises at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland May 23. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

The Catholic High School of Baltimore

Baccalaureate Mass and commencement: May 23, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

Graduates: 80

Valedictorian: Elena Mehiel

Salutatorian: Shannon Lord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Fells Point

Baccalaureate Mass: June 15, Holy Rosary Church, Fells Point

Commencement: June 17, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

Graduates: 83

Valedictorian: Beonca Armstrong

Salutatorian: Gabriella Torres

St. Frances Academy, Baltimore

Baccalaureate Mass: June 2, Oblate Sisters of Providence Motherhouse, Halethorpe

Commencement: June 4, St. Matthew Church, Northwood

Graduates: 41

Valedictorian: Kierra Jackson

Salutatorian: Jahid Davis

Institute of Notre Dame, Baltimore

Baccalaureate Mass: June 1, St. Pius X, Rodgers Forge

Commencement: June 5, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

Graduates: 76

Valedictorian: Maeve McCarthy

Salutatorian: Abigail Wyand

The John Carroll School, Bel Air

Baccalaureate Mass: May 25, St. Margaret Church, Bel Air

Commencement: May 27, The John Carroll School

Graduates: 160

Valedictorian: Ionna Pirozzi

Salutatorian: Nicholas Hinke

Andrea Hopkins, Daniel Bellanton and Theresa Wagner make a memory before commencement exercises begin at St. John’s Catholic Prep in Buckeystown May 25. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

St. John’s Catholic Prep, Buckeystown

Baccalaureate Mass: May 24, St. John the Evangelist Church, Frederick

Commencement: May 25, St. John’s Catholic Prep

Graduates: 59

Valedictorian: Haylee Orlowski

Salutatorian: Michael Wohlfarth

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loyola Blakefield, Towson

Baccalaureate Mass: June 3, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

Commencement: June 4, Loyola Blakefield

Graduates: 166

Welcome address: Austin “A.J.” Carver

Student address: Luke Scaletta

St. Maria Goretti High School, Hagerstown

Baccalaureate Mass and commencement: May 27, St. Ann Church, Hagerstown

Graduates: 41

Valedictorian: Rose Dever

Salutatorian: Leah Morgan

Maryvale Preparatory School, Lutherville

Baccalaureate Mass: June 1, Maryvale Preparatory School

Commencement: June 2, Maryvale Preparatory School

Graduates: 71

General excellence: Jacqueline Blair

St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis

Baccalaureate Mass and commencement: May 25, St. John Neumann Mission Church, Annapolis

Graduates: 109

Valedictorian: Anabelle Hutchinson

Salutatorian: Michael Ruland

Mercy High School, Baltimore

Baccalaureate Mass: June 9, Mercy High School

Commencement: June 10, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

Graduates: 62

Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville

Baccalaureate Mass: May 25, Mount de Sales Academy

Commencement: May 27, Mount de Sales Academy

Graduates: 110

Valedictorian: Sarah Witt

Salutatorian: Rachel Huber

Mount St. Joseph High School, Irvington

Baccalaureate Mass: May 26, St. Louis Church, Clarksville

Commencement: May 28, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

Graduates: 188

Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson

Baccalaureate Mass: May 23, Notre Dame Preparatory School

Commencement: May 24, Notre Dame Preparatory School

Graduates: 155

General excellence: Grace Sullivan

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Essex

Baccalaureate Mass: May 31, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

Commencement: June 2, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

Graduates: 45

Valedictorian: Benjamin Kovalick

Salutatorian: Chi Thanh Le

Students from The Seton Keough High School in Baltimore celebrate their May graduation at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

The Seton Keough High School, Baltimore

Baccalaureate Mass and commencement: May 26, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland

Graduates: 47

Valedictorian: De’Ara Graves

Salutatorian: Samantha Benton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To see more photos from graduations around the archdiocese, visit the Catholic Review’s Smugmug page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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