NOTRE DAME-BISHOP GIBBONS SCHOOL

July 12, 2023 at 12:55 a.m.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons Class of 2023 toss their caps following commencement exercises on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at St. John the Evangelist in Schenectady, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduates Tanner Litts, left, and Ja’Quare Jones celebrate following Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons commencement exercises on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at St. John the Evangelist in Schenectady, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Valedictorian Ava Giordano, right, joins fellow graduates as they turn the tassels during Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons commencement exercises on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at St. John the Evangelist in Schenectady, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduates Ma “Say K Paw” Myint, left, and Hsar K’pru, are regaled in the Karen tradition as they pose for photos following Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons commencement exercises on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at St. John the Evangelist in Schenectady, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduate Donovan Smith, center, receives his diploma from Father Robert Longobuco during Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons commencement exercises on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at St. John the Evangelist in Schenectady, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduate Kloreen Ifenuk receives garlands and a money crown from relatives as they wish her good fortune, as they do in the Micronesia tradition, following Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons commencement exercises on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at St. John the Evangelist in Schenectady, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School held its Commencement Exercises on June 24 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Schenectady. The Class of 2023 had a 100 percent graduation rate and received awards, scholarships and grants from colleges and universities totaling over $9 million. In addition, the graduates were accepted into over 65 colleges and universities and 13 states and 25 New York State counties