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Delaney McDaniel, center, celebrates the conclusion of Archbishop Spalding High School's Class of 2021 graduation May 27, 2021 in Anne Arundel County. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

More than 2,260 students graduate from Catholic high schools in Baltimore Archdiocese

July 6, 2021
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools

More than 2,260 students graduated from Catholic High Schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore this year, with 94 percent of them heading to college in the fall.

Learn more about this year’s graduations below and be sure to check back in this week for profiles on some of the graduates.

Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore
Graduates: 121
Valedictorian: James Foreman
Salutatorian: Ryan Peck

Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn
Graduates: 300
Valedictorian: Olivia Paola

Bishop Walsh School, Cumberland
Graduates: 34
Valedictorian: Blake Avery Kessel
Salutatorian: Corwin Scott Fisher

Calvert Hall College High School, Towson
Graduates: 274
Valedictorian: Brandon Nefferdorf
Salutatorian: Ryan Njoroge

The Catholic High School of Baltimore
Graduates: 67
Valedictorian: Megan Triplett
Salutatorian: Abigail Baummer

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Fells Point
Graduates: 70
Valedictorian: Ashley Uroza
Salutatorian: Ty’Ree Davis

St. Frances Academy, Baltimore
Graduates: 46
Valedictorian: Shania Handy
Salutatorian: Joseph Bearns III

The John Carroll School, Bel Air
Graduates: 178
Valedictorian: Suoyi Feng
Salutatorian: Lauren Kozera

St. John’s Catholic Prep, Buckeystown
Graduates: 63
Valedictorian: Kevin Guinan
Salutatorian: Grace Rish

Loyola Blakefield, Towson
Graduates: 193

St. Maria Goretti High School, Hagerstown
Graduates: 47
Valedictorian: Annie Didden
Salutatorian: Luke Clement

Maryvale Preparatory School, Lutherville
Graduates: 83
Valedictorian: Tsega Abebe
Salutatorian: Emma Lynch

St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis
Graduates: 131
Valedictorian: Hope Ella Davis
Salutatorians: Patrick Hayburn and Luke Bessette

Mercy High School, Baltimore
Graduates: 87

Mount De Sales Academy, Catonsville
Graduates: 117
Valedictorian: Meredith Morse
Salutatorian: Greta Lacey

Mount St. Joseph High School, Irvington
Graduates: 228
Class Speaker: Patrick Scott

Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson
Graduates: 181
General Excellence Award: Joanna Jeyachandran

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Essex
Graduates: 45
Valedictorian: Sydney Green
Salutatorian: Aiden Grap

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