Saint Joseph Preparatory High School held its ninth Commencement Exercises in Saint Columbkille Parish Church in Brighton on June 2. Diplomas were conferred on 77 members of the Class of 2021 by Co-Heads of School Kathleen McCarvill and Eugene Ward.

The graduates and their families were treated to speeches from the Salutatorian, David McCallum (Northeastern University) and from the Valedictorian, Andrea Moreno (University of Notre Dame).

Lee Hogan, CSJ, president of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston, offered the Invocation.

Among the graduates were: Back row, from left: Makiah Johnson (Dorchester, Stonehill College), Caroline Cincotta (Boston, Boston University), Wilma Tec-May (Boston, UMass Amherst), Kristin Mulkerrin (Roslindale, Regis College), Brian Aybar (Roxbury, Bridgewater State), Naomi Taylor (Boston, Spelman College), Jahcaris Lucien (Dorchester, UMass Dartmouth), and Joshua May (Hyde Park, Salem State University);
Front row, from left: Regina Rescigno (Dorchester, Curry College), Lillian Impastato (West Roxbury, Syracuse University), Sherell Jeudi (Roslindale, UMass Amherst), Maria Campbell (Hyde Park, Virginia Tech), Mary-Elizabeth Blundo (East Boston, Salem State University).