LA SALLE GRADUATION

May 31, 2024 at 9:33 a.m.

Graduate Tyler Sousa, center, celebrates with classmates after their commencement exercises on Saturday May 18, 2024, at La Salle Institute in Troy, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(CINDY SCHULTZ)**

Valedictorian Alexander Do address fellow graduates during commencement exercises on Saturday May 18, 2024, at La Salle Institute in Troy, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(CINDY SCHULTZ)**

Principal Steven Sgambelluri, center, applauds the Class of 2024 as he delivers closing remarks during commencement exercises on Saturday May 18, 2024, at La Salle Institute in Troy, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(CINDY SCHULTZ)**

Graduate Hadley Wiesenforth, center, poses for a photo with out-going president Joseph Raczkowski, left, and commencement speaker Donald Reutemann during commencement exercises on Saturday May 18, 2024, at La Salle Institute in Troy, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduate Christian Riegert cheers when he receives his diploma during commencement exercises on Saturday May 18, 2024, at La Salle Institute in Troy, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(CINDY SCHULTZ)**

Graduate Michael Margelot, center, poses for a photo with out-going president Joseph Raczkowski, left, his parents Jamie and Jennifer Margelot, and commencement speaker Donald Reutemann during commencement exercises on Saturday May 18, 2024, at La Salle Institute in Troy, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(CINDY SCHULTZ)**

Graduate William Kelly III poses for a photo with out-going president Joseph Raczkowski, left, and commencement speaker Donald Reutemann during commencement exercises on Saturday May 18, 2024, at La Salle Institute in Troy, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduate Emmanuel Karkari-Mensah applauds the Class of 2024 at the conclusion of their commencement exercises on Saturday May 18, 2024, at La Salle Institute in Troy, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

Graduate Grace Camenga receives her diploma from out-going president Joseph Raczkowski, left, and commencement speaker Donald Reutemann during commencement exercises on Saturday May 18, 2024, at La Salle Institute in Troy, N.Y. Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist **(Cindy Schultz)**

La Salle Institute in Troy honored its graduating class of 2024 with a formal commencement ceremony on May 18 on the school’s athletic field. Honoring tradition, La Salle’s commencement is the first Capital Region high school graduation of the season. The ceremony featured Donald C. Reutemann '71 as guest speaker. Members of the class of 2024 received 362 offers of admission to 157 colleges and universities in 32 states and the District of Columbia and earned $15 million in scholarships. In the photos (clockwise from top): Tyler Sousa (c.) celebrates with classmates after their commencement ceremony; graduate Hadley Wiesenforth (c.) poses for a photo with out-going president Colonel Joseph Raczkowski (l.), and Reutemann; and Valedictorian Alexander Do addresses his fellow graduates. (Cindy Schultz photos for The Evangelist)