More than 4,500 students graduated this Spring from Catholic high schools across the Archdiocese of New York, marking an extraordinary year of academic excellence, service, and faith. Collectively, the Class of 2025 earned over $1 billion in college scholarships. Click here to view our press release.
This year’s graduates achieved a 99% college acceptance rate, with 83% receiving scholarships to the college or university of their choice. Many were accepted into some of the nation’s most prestigious institutions, including Ivy League universities and top-tier Catholic colleges and universities as well as U.S. service academies such as the United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD), the United States Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, NY), and the United States Military Academy at West Point (NY).
Beyond academics, these students made a powerful impact through service—volunteering more than 300,000 hours in their schools, parishes, and neighborhoods. Their efforts reflect the Gospel values that are the cornerstone of Catholic education.
“This year’s graduates inspire us with their resilience, faith, and courage,” said Sister Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York. “Whether achieving academic excellence or dedicating themselves to service, they embody the very best of Catholic education.”
The Archdiocese remains deeply committed to nurturing students not only intellectually, but spiritually, emphasizing compassion, character, and a strong Catholic identity.
“Our schools are more than places of learning—they are communities where students grow in both knowledge and their relationship with Christ,” said Linda Dougherty, Associate Superintendent for Secondary Schools and Catholic Identity. “We are proud to graduate young men and women who are intellectually prepared, spiritually grounded, and ready to serve the world with integrity, faith, and love.”
Among this year’s graduates are students who arrived in the United States as refugees, learned English while in high school, and still graduated with honors, underscoring the diversity, inclusivity, and life-changing mission of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese.
Above is a snapshot of the valedictorians and salutatorians from each high school in the Archdiocese:
| School | Valedictorian | Salutatorian |
| Academy of Mount St. Ursula | Kayla Montano | Alexa Ynfante |
| Albertus Magnus High School | Olivia Michelle Pastina | Molly Ann Roff |
| All Hallows High School | Anthony Moina | Isaac Rivera |
| Archbishop Stepinac High School | James Lyons | Dylan Adorno |
| Cardinal Hayes High School | Ricardo Joaquin Burgos Padilla | Christian Luis Florentino |
| Cardinal Spellman High School | Violet Provencher | Rehema Ojwang |
| Cathedral High School | Leah Valasquez | Karis Liu |
| Convent of the Sacred Heart | Hailey Sullivan | Grace Harris |
| Cristo Rey New York High School | Arame Gueye | Emily Betances |
| Dominican Academy | Nicole Lee | Annie McGraw |
| Fordham Preparatory School | Matthew Herlick | — |
| Iona Preparatory School | Allen Sojan Paul | Quin James O’Grady |
| John F. Kennedy Catholic Prep | Erin E. Lavelle | John K. Urbanowicz |
| John S. Burke Catholic | Savannah Cabrera | Colleen Prokopchak |
| LaSalle Academy | Matthew Yu | Matthew Wu |
| Loyola School | — | — |
| Maria Regina High School | Melissa DeLuise | Leonora Hutaj |
| Marymount School of New York | Ellen Chan and Muguet Murat | Hannah Yang |
| Monsignor Farrell High School | Matthew Harrington | Vincenzo Rapacciuolo |
| Monsignor Scanlan High School | Talia Dixon | Timothy Geelall |
| Moore Catholic High School | Christian Comodo | Justin Nelson |
| Mount St. Michael Academy | Ethan Crespo | Stephen Williams |
| Notre Dame Academy | Alea Belkin | Sofia Nielsen |
| Notre Dame School | Madeleine Alderson | Margaret McCabe |
| Our Lady of Lourdes High School | Erin Adair O’Donnell | Julia Ann Gigliotti |
| Preston High School | Rachael Trosa | Kailey Siegmund |
| Regis High School | — | — |
| Sacred Heart High School | Ruya Dennis | Savanah Lopez DaSilva |
| Saint George Academy | Katya Fitzpatrick | Anna Danyliouk |
| Salesian High School | Bilal Malik | Nikhil Ghose |
| School of the Holy Child | Mia McCormack | — |
| St. Catharine Academy | E’Manna Evans | Abigale Murphey |
| St. Jean Baptiste High School | Maria King | Scarlett Collins |
| St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School | Louis Guastamacchia | Robert Marciante |
| St. Joseph Hill Academy | Sarah Fong | Isabella Gassoso |
| St. Peter’s Boys High School | Alex Vargas | Anthony Macaluso |
| St. Raymond Academy for Girls | Amira Salcedo | Amanda Hiciano |
| St. Raymond High School for Boys | Brad Mora | Pablo Aguilar |
| St. Vincent Ferrer High School | Morgan Lin | Lucia Fraga |
| The Montfort Academy | Shiena Doherty | Ketevan Zhgenti |
| The Ursuline School | Katherine Miller | Anjali Shafiee |
| Xavier High School | Dominic Alino | Nirvaan Pal |