More than 2,000 to Graduate from 20 Catholic High Schools in the Archdiocese of Washington
May 21, 2013
More than 2,000 seniors will graduate from the 20 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Washington at commencement ceremonies set for the end of May and the beginning of June.
Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Washington have seen an increase in enrollment over the last 10 years. During the 2012-2013 year, 10,089 students were enrolled in grades 9 – 12, an increase of 727 compared to the 2002-2003 school year. 44 percent of the students represent minority populations, and 33 percent are non-Catholic. The 20 high schools include five for young men, eight for young women, and seven that are coeducational. In addition, Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute in Northeast Washington provides early intervention and education, training and employment, therapeutic and residential services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. St. Ann’s High School of St. Ann’s Infant and Maternity Home in Hyattsville is a program for pregnant and parenting young women.
The archdiocesan high school graduation activities are:
Archbishop Carroll High School
Baccalaureate Mass
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
6:00 p.m.
Crypt Church, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
Commencement Ceremony
Thursday, May 23, 2013
6:00 p.m.
Archbishop Carroll High School
4300 Harewood Road, NE
Washington, DC
The 86 members of the Class of 2013 received over 186 acceptances from 103 different colleges, universities and international institutions. The class has earned over $4 million in scholarships to date, with additional scholarships still being awarded. Students receiving academic scholarship offers in excess of $100,000 included those admitted to such institutions as Georgetown University, Dartmouth College, The Ohio State, University of Virginia, Mount Holyoke College and Mount St. Mary’s University. The school has also seen an increase in the number of students choosing small liberal arts colleges, such as La Roche College, Goucher College and Morehouse. Many of the students will be the first in their families to attend college. Fifteen percent of the students are emigrants to the United States.
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School
Baccalaureate Mass
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
6:00 p.m.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception – Crypt Church
His Eminence, Oscar Andres Cardinal Rodriquez Maradiaga, SDB – Homilist
Commencement Ceremony
Thursday, May 30, 2013
4:00 p.m.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School and Corporate Work Study Program are celebrating 55 seniors in its third graduating class, with all of the students earning acceptance to college and awarded $4.4 million in merit and need-based scholarships to date.
Victoria Carlena Riley is the Class of 2013 Valedictorian and attending Georgetown University in the fall. Victoria gained great experience in her Corporate Work Study Program jobs, working at Boland, the Jesuit Conference, DLA Piper and NASA Goddard during her four years. The Salutatorian is Yicela E. Alvarado, who will be attending Towson University in the fall. Yicela’s Corporate Work Study Program jobs included KPMG, American Health Lawyers Association and Congressman Chris Van Hollen’s office, sponsored by TDF Foundation.
Below is the Baccalaureate Mass and commencement ceremony information for many of the independent high schools:
The Academy of the Holy Cross
Baccalaureate Mass
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
7:00 p.m.
Holy Redeemer Church
9701 Summit Avenue
Kensington, MD
Commencement Ceremony
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
2:00 p.m.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
The Avalon School
Baccalaureate Mass
Thursday, May 23, 2013
7:30 p.m.
The Avalon School
200 West Diamond Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD
Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 24, 2013
7:30 p.m.
The Avalon School
200 West Diamond Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD
Bishop McNamara High School
Baccalaureate Mass
Thursday, May 23, 2013
6:00 p.m.
Mount Calvary Catholic Church
6704 Marlboro Pike
Forestville, MD
Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 25, 2013
10:00 am
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
Brookewood School
Baccalaureate Mass
Thursday, May 23, 2013
7:30 p.m.
The Avalon School
200 West Diamond Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD
Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, June 1, 2013
10:00 a.m.
Brookewood School
10401 Armory Avenue
Kensington, MD
Connelly School of the Holy Child
Baccalaureate Mass
Thursday, June 6, 2013
7:30 p.m.
Our Lady of Mercy
9200 Kentsdale Drive
Potomac, MD
Commencement Ceremony
Friday, June 7, 2013
4:00 p.m.
Our Lady of Mercy
9200 Kentsdale Drive
Potomac, MD
DeMatha Catholic High School
Baccalaureate Mass
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
4:00 p.m.
DeMatha Catholic High School, Convocation Center
4313 Madison Street
Hyattsville, MD
Commencement Ceremony
Friday, June 7, 2013
9:00 a.m.
Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
Elizabeth Seton High School
Baccalaureate Mass
Friday, May 24, 2013
9:30 a.m.
5715 Emerson Street
Bladensburg, MD
Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 24, 2013
4:00 p.m.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
Baccalaureate Mass
Monday, June 3, 2013
7:00 p.m.
Catharine E. Nolan Performing Arts Center
1524 35th Street, NW
Washington, DC
Commencement Ceremony
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
11:00 a.m.
McNabb Field
1524 35th Street, NW
Washington, DC
Georgetown Preparatory School
Baccalaureate Mass
Friday, May 24, 2013
7:30 p.m.
Hanley Center
10900 Rockville Pike
North Bethesda, MD
Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 25, 2013
10:00 a.m.
Hanley Center
10900 Rockville Pike
North Bethesda, MD
Gonzaga College High School
Baccalaureate Mass
Saturday, June 1, 2013
4:30 p.m.
900 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC
Commencement Ceremony
Sunday, June 2, 2013
10:30 a.m.
900 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC
The Heights School
Baccalaureate Mass
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Commencement Ceremony
Sunday, June 9, 2013
10:00 a.m.
The Heights School
10400 Seven Locks Road
Potomac, MD
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Ceremony
Thursday, May 23, 2013
10:00 a.m.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
St. Anselm’s Abbey School
Baccalaureate Mass
Sunday, May 26, 2013
11:00 a.m.
St. Anselm’s Abbey Chapel
4501 South Dakota Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, June 1, 2013
3:00 p.m.
Devine Performing Arts Center
St. Anselm’s Abbey School
4501 South Dakota Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
St. John’s College High School
Commencement and Baccalaureate Liturgy
Friday, June 7, 2013
2:00 p.m.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
St. Mary’s Ryken High School
Baccalaureate Mass
Sunday, May 19, 2013
2:00 p.m.
Our Lady Star of the Sea
14400 Old Solomons Road
Solomons, MD
Commencement Ceremony
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
6:30 p.m.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland at
Historic St. Mary’s City
E Fishers Road
Saint Mary’s City, MD
St. Vincent Pallotii High School
Commencement Ceremony
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
10:00 a.m.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Commencement Ceremony
Thursday, June 6, 2013
10:30 a.m.
Hamilton House
9101 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD
The Archdiocese of Washington has 97 early childhood, elementary, middle and high schools. The teaching staff is made up of over 3,000 and the total student enrollment is nearly 28,000. Schools in the archdiocese have been awarded the U.S. Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon of Excellence 31 times. The Archdiocese of Washington is home to over 620,000 Catholics at 139 parishes located in Washington, DC and five Maryland counties: Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s.
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