In this newly-released video, Michael J. Deegan, Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York, expresses his congratulations to our 2020 Graduating 8th Grade Class, acknowledging their dedication and hard work, and thanking their principals, teachers and especially their parents for giving them the lifelong gift of a Catholic education. Mr. Deegan closes with the hope that these graduates will carry this gift with them to high school and beyond, and give back, to their communities and to their church.