HOLY NAMES GRADUATION

June 12, 2024 at 10:29 a.m.

Graduate Kylie McLaughlin celebrates the moment after commencement exercises on Friday May 24, 2024, at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduate Jasmine Takyi, third from right, poses for a photo with family and friends after commencement exercises on Friday May 24, 2024, at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduate Meredith Brown, center left, smiles at clapping faculty members as she walks with Mary Masterson and their class at the end of commencement exercises on Friday May 24, 2024, at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduate Isabella Cipollo, second from right, wipes away tears as her class sings their Alma Mater at the conclusion of commencement exercises on Friday May 24, 2024, at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduate Abigail LaPlante, right, shakes hands with Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, left, as principal Martin Kilbridge looks on during commencement exercises on Friday May 24, 2024, at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduate Emma Lindemann, center, receives her diploma from principal Martin Kilbridge during commencement exercises on Friday May 24, 2024, at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Alumna Ann Marie Lizzi, top right, delivers the keynote address during commencement exercises on Friday May 24, 2024, at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduate Alexandra Cristalli, center, delivers the opening address during commencement exercises on Friday May 24, 2024, at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

The Academy of the Holy Names held its commencement exercises on May 24 at the school. The Class of 2024 performed 1,670 hours of community service and received 100 percent acceptance into four-year colleges and universities and merit-based scholarships totaling $16.5 million. Some of the colleges and universities the graduates will be attending include Boston College, Holy Cross, Colgate, NYU, Michigan and Villanova.