A total of 2,250 students graduated this year from Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, marking an increase from 2,156 last year and continuing a steady trend of strong academic achievement across the system.
The Class of 2026 is 45 percent female and 55 percent male. Graduates will continue their studies or training in 42 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in seven other countries: England, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Scotland and Spain.
A strong majority of graduates – 95.8 percent – will attend a college or university. Another 1.8 percent will pursue trade or vocational training, while 2.2 percent will enter the military.
More than half of graduates, 53 percent, finished their high school careers on the honor roll.
Military commitments this year include students from several schools earning service academy appointments and ROTC scholarships. Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville reported its third consecutive year of a student matriculating to the U.S. Naval Academy. Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington had four ROTC scholarships awarded and one appointment to the Naval Academy. At Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, three students will attend the Naval Academy and three will participate in ROTC programs. At St. John’s Catholic Prep in Buckeystown, a student will attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Fells Point reported that the Class of 2026 stands out for being the largest class on the honor roll.
Legacy traditions continued at several schools. Mercy High School in Baltimore reported five triple-legacy students – meaning their mother and grandmother also attended the school – along with 14 additional students who have a parent or grandparent as an alumna. Maryvale Preparatory School in Lutherville noted approximately 20 legacy families among this year’s graduates.
The archdiocese’s Catholic high schools also recognized valedictorians, salutatorians and academic award winners across the Class of 2026.
Catholic High School Graduates
Class of 2026
Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore
Graduates: 127
Valedictorian: Isaac Dukes
Salutatorian: Jack LaChapelle
Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn
Graduates: 308
Valedictorian: Wyatt Crepeau
Salutatorian: Layla Greten
Bishop Walsh School, Cumberland
Graduates: 13
Valedictorian: Mani Vahedi
Salutatorian: Marina Williams
Calvert Hall College High School, Towson
Graduates: 305
Valedictorian: Chris Bowie-Donayre
Salutatorian: Braedan Conly
The Catholic High School of Baltimore
Graduates: 76
Valedictorian: Emily Southard
Salutatorian: Audrey Schmitt
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Fells Point
Graduates: 75
Valedictorian: Yoselyn Guzman-Chicas
Salutatorian: Khali Howard
St. Frances Academy, Baltimore
Graduates: 52
Valedictorian: Jae’Oyn Williams
Salutatorian: Davonta Johnson
The John Carroll School, Bel Air
Graduates: 203
Valedictorian: Sylvia Woosley
Salutatorian: Dylan Vo
St. John’s Catholic Prep, Buckeystown
Graduates: 84
Valedictorian: Julia Catherine Riordan
Salutatorian: Brian Jerick Casabar
Loyola Blakefield, Towson
Graduates: 189
St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis
Graduates: 127
Valedictorian: Hannah Reedy
Salutatorian: Drew DeLoach
Maryvale Preparatory School, Lutherville
Graduates: 95
Maryvale General Excellence Award: Angela Balto, Alaina Espinoza, Alexanna Esworthy
Mercy High School, Baltimore
Graduates: 110
Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville
Graduates: 107
Valedictorian: Maria Marston
Salutatorian: Isabelle Hardman
Mount St. Joseph High School, Irvington
Graduates: 164
Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson
Graduates: 170
Valedictorian: Olivia Vandewinckel – Academic Excellence Award
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Graduates: 45
Valedictorian: Chloe Enemchukwu
Salutatorian: Tristan Fabyan
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