Class of 2016 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

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Each year, Catholic New York salutes the hard work and dedication of seniors graduating across the archdiocese. The valedictorians and salutatorians of each of the Catholic high schools in the archdiocese, respectively, are recognized in the list below. If a school does not use those terms but has student speakers, that is noted. Also listed is the number of graduates at each school.

ACADEMY OF MOUNT ST. URSULA, THE BRONX: Delia Cruz; Cinthia Ibarra; 77 graduates.

ALBERTUS MAGNUS HIGH SCHOOL, BARDONIA: Samantha G. Heavner; Chelsea Yagel; 117 graduates. 

ALL HALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL, THE BRONX: Leonel Martinez; Lateef Bost Jr.; 131 graduates. 

AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL, THE BRONX: Scarly Ramirez; Guadalupe Pimentel; 102 graduates.

ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL, WHITE PLAINS: Alex Fiallos; Liam Butler; 177 graduates. 

CARDINAL HAYES HIGH SCHOOL, THE BRONX: Daniel Kwaku Afrifa; Edwin Zuriel Dominguez-Carrera; 196 graduates.

CARDINAL SPELLMAN HIGH SCHOOL: THE BRONX: Arianna Soriano; Karla Maysonet; 350 graduates.

CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL, MANHATTAN: Erika Valdez; Penelope Campos; 161 graduates. 

CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART, MANHATTAN: Laura Jaliff; Olivia Bousquette; 49 graduates. 

CRISTO REY, MANHATTAN: Jaritza Alvarez; Hong Fu Tan; 93 graduates. 

DOMINICAN ACADEMY, MANHATTAN: Elizabeth Keegan Sutterlin; Olivia Kate Hughes; 58 graduates.

FORDHAM PREPARATORY SCHOOL, THE BRONX: Nicholas Scambia, student speaker; 208 graduates.

IONA PREPARATORY SCHOOL, NEW ROCHELLE: Maurice Pierre; Michael Calicchia; 170 graduates. 

JOHN A. COLEMAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, HURLEY: Victoria Quilty; Sophia Edgar; 42 graduates.

JOHN F. KENNEDY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, SOMERS: Danielle Galvao; Max Jarcho; Giving the Invocation: Amanda Astrologo; 124 graduates. 

JOHN S. BURKE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, GOSHEN: Alyson Hummer; Liam Drumgoole; 125 graduates.

LA SALLE ACADEMY, MANHATTAN: Takhlo Dhoundup; Wilfredo Cueto; 74 graduates. 

LOYOLA SCHOOL, MANHATTAN: Katarina Trubelja; Mary Julianne G. Almazar; 53 graduates.

MARIA REGINA HIGH SCHOOL, HARTSDALE: Victoria Westmoreland; Angelina Vuktilaj; 123 graduates. 

MARYMOUNT SCHOOL OF NEW YORK, MANHATTAN: Stefi Joanne Manis; Grace Ann Ronan; 56 graduates. 

MSGR. FARRELL HIGH SCHOOL, STATEN ISLAND: Joseph Delaney; Michael Matarazzo; 174 graduates. 

MSGR. SCANLAN HIGH SCHOOL, THE BRONX: Nelson Rodriguez; Nukiya Mayo; 93 graduates. 

MONTFORT ACADEMY, MOUNT VERNON: Vivian Davidson; Ashley Thomas, 24 graduates.

MOORE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, STATEN ISLAND: Rosemarie Ferraro; Briana Connor and Sarah Primiano; 97 graduates. 

MOUNT ST. MICHAEL ACADEMY, THE BRONX: Brandon Tularam; Winston Vasquez; 164 graduates. 

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, STATEN ISLAND: Kristen Tan; Olivia Jaenicke; 96 graduates. 

NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF MANHATTAN: Angela Perez, opening address; Peyton Abrams, closing address; 73 graduates. 

OUR LADY OF LOURDES HIGH SCHOOL, POUGHKEEPSIE: Katha Komal Sikka; Samantha Basilone and Victoria Lynn Smith; 152 graduates. 

PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL, THE BRONX: Adonica Milan McCray; Edona Gjonbalaj; 130 graduates. 

REGIS HIGH SCHOOL, MANHATTAN: Andrew Aoyama, student speaker; 130 graduates. 

SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL, YONKERS: Eric Acevedo and Alana Persing; Katherine Chamberlain and Alexis Benjamin; 90 graduates. 

ST. BARNABAS HIGH SCHOOL, THE BRONX: Caitlin Josephine Thompson; Liane Dias Sousa; 67 graduates.

ST. CATHARINE ACADEMY, THE BRONX: Nikoleta Rezaj; Stephanie Pepdjonovic; 152 graduates.

ST. GEORGE ACADEMY, MANHATTAN: Nicole Bielakov; Bogena Dergalo; 17 graduates

ST JEAN BAPTISTE HIGH SCHOOL, MANHATTAN: Aleyah Santos; Ana Leon; 80 graduates.

ST. JOHN VILLA ACADEMY, STATEN ISLAND: Anisa Lajka; Victoria Iervasi; 96 graduates.  

ST. JOSEPH-BY-THE-SEA HIGH SCHOOL, STATEN ISLAND: Alexa Occipinti; Anthony Duca; 273 graduates.

ST. JOSEPH HILL ACADEMY, STATEN ISLAND: Brianna Page; Emily Rose Cooke; 116 graduates. 

ST. PETER’S BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, STATEN ISLAND: Justin Sanchez; Peter Attia; 119 graduates. 

ST. RAYMOND ACADEMY FOR GIRLS, THE BRONX: Mariel Ozoria; Magdalin Peña; 80 graduates. 

ST. RAYMOND HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS, THE BRONX: Erik Tello; David Morales; 147 graduates.

ST. VINCENT FERRER HIGH SCHOOL, MANHATTAN: Rachel Wong; Cynthia Estevez; 131 graduates. 

SALESIAN HIGH SCHOOL, NEW ROCHELLE: Timothy Ripka; Nicholas Rogalewski; 117 graduates.

SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD, RYE: Student speakers: Kayla Chayse Williams, president of student government, and Margaret Ann Semprevivo, president of the senior class; 56 graduates. 

THE URSULINE SCHOOL, NEW ROCHELLE: Brigid Catherine Lahiff; Sheila Marie Dolan; 165 graduates. 

XAVIER HIGH SCHOOOL, MANHATTAN: Christian Raslowsky; Francis Rayos del Sol; 255 graduates.