HOLY NAMES GRADUATION

May 27, 2026 at 11:11 a.m.

Graduate Shaya Gerber delivers the closing address during the commencement exercises on May 22 at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany. (Vincent Giordano photo for The Evangelist) **(Vincent Giordano)**

Biology teacher Matthew Baxter takes a photo of graduates with advisor and service project coordinator Bernadette McSparron after commencement exercises on May 22 at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany. (Vincent Giordano photo for The Evangelist) **(Vincent Giordano)**

Graduates Georgia Boggs (l.) and Sabrina Masilotti lead the Class of 2026 out of the auditorium at the conclusion of commencement exercises on May 22 at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany. (Vincent Giordano photo for The Evangelist) **(Vincent Giordano)**

Principal Margaret Taranto delivers her address to the Class of 2026 during the commencement exercises on May 22 at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany. (Vincent Giordano photo for The Evangelist) **(Vincent Giordano)**

Bishop Mark 0’Connell, standing next to Principal Margaret Taranto and Keynote speaker and alumna Jennifer Corona, delivers the invocation during the commencement exercises on May 22 at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany. (Vincent Giordano photo for The Evangelist) **(Vincent Giordano)**

Graduate Aba Amissah (c.) walks with her classmates into the auditorium at the start of the commencement exercises on May 22 at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany. (Vincent Giordano photo for The Evangelist) **(Vincent Giordano)**

Danielle LeBuis Koenig, senior class advisor, helps senior class President Ella Schoenborn with her cap before the commencement exercises on May 22 at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany. (Vincent Giordano photo for The Evangelist) **(Vincent Giordano)**

Family members applaud graduates during the commencement exercises on May 22 at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany. (Vincent Giordano photo for The Evangelist) **(Vincent Giordano)**

Graduate Erin Hockford shakes hands with Bishop Mark 0’Connell during the commencement exercises on May 22 at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany. (Vincent Giordano photo for The Evangelist) **(Vincent Giordano)**

The Academy of the Holy Names held its commencement exercises on May 22 at the school. The Class of 2026 performed more than 1,700 hours of community service and received 100 percent acceptance into four-year colleges and universities. Some of the colleges and universities the graduates will be attending include Boston University, Siena University, The University at Buffalo, Marist University, Trinity College Dublin, Hamilton College and Providence College.