Nearly 1,500 graduate from 12 local Catholic high schools in 2026
Jul 1, 2026
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SEATTLE — From a graduating class of five to one of 251 — and everything in between.
Almost 1,500 students — 1,497 to be exact — graduated from 12 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle this spring.
The largest class was 251 students at Seattle’s Bishop Blanchet High School, and the smallest was five at St. Monica School on Mercer Island. This was St. Monica’s third graduating class.
Thirteen Catholic high schools from Everett to Vancouver are part of the Office for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle. Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle High School, which opened in fall 2024, will graduate its first class in 2028.
Information below was provided to Northwest Catholic by the schools. Other than valedictorian and salutatorian honors, the awards highlighted are related to faith and service.
Archbishop Murphy High School, Everett
Number of graduates: 108
Graduation date: June 5
Valedictorians: Emily Anderson, Emilia Bindas, Parker Campbell, Emily Crawford, Gemma Dickson, Elle Kahn, Ave Kalbrener, Damian Le, Sydney Locke, Brady Murk, Jocelyn Palmer, Aida Reykdal, Katie Rivers, Lucy Teichman, Colin Wilson
Salutatorian: Hakeim Smalls
Class speakers: Emily Anderson, Lucy Teichman, Hakeim Smalls
Dick and Mary Henderson Service Award: Katie Rivers
Theology Department Servant Leader Award: Brian Reyes-Jimenez
Debby Walsh Campus Ministry Award: Hakeim Smalls
Holy Cross Award: Aida Reykdal. This award, voted on by classmates and staff, is presented to the student who best exemplifies academic excellence, demonstrates leadership and service to the school and has a commitment to spiritual growth. Its name comes from the school’s original name.
Bellarmine Preparatory School, Tacoma
Number of graduates: 218
Graduation date: May 31
Valedictorian: Genevieve Davis
Salutatorians: Anya Moravek and Dat Pham
Baccalaureate speaker: Marie Wiegman
Class-elected commencement speaker: Alfonso Amaranto
Valedictory address: Genevieve Davis
Jesuit Schools Network Award: William Czuk and Amalia Pacleb. This award recognizes students who embody the ideals of a Jesuit high school graduate: being open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving and committed to justice.
Bishop Blanchet High School, Seattle
Number of graduates: 251
Graduation date: June 1
Valedictorians: Lillian Bess, Nitai Fluchel, Richard (RJ) Yu
Salutatorians: Annelise Grouws and Adeline Marston
Invocation: EvaMaria Chavez
Commencement address: Nitai Fluchel
St. Thomas the Apostle Award: Ella Landry and Fiona McGovern. This award recognizes the daily work to live a life of faith.
Mother Joseph Service Award: Meryl Greenan and Rowan Ocampo. This award recognizes a commitment to encounter the poorest and most vulnerable through service.
Eastside Catholic School, Sammamish
Number of graduates: 148
Graduation date: June 8
Valedictorians: Oleg Chepil, Aaron Liu, Kylie Mineiro, Isabelle Moosman, James Tupaj
Salutatorians: Sofia Barros, Angus Crane, Molly Hamilton, Avi Mandhana, Tristan Weigum
Class speakers: Valedictorians
Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bellevue
Number of graduates: 25
Graduation date: June 13
Valedictorian and class speaker: Katelyn Marie Till
St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award: Katelyn Marie Till. This award honors the senior who exemplifies the ideal of Sacred Heart education: to make visible God’s love in the world.
Goal 1 Award: Minh Ngoc Tue Nguyen. This award recognizes a student’s commitment to Goal 1 of Sacred Heart Schools, a personal and active faith in God.
Goal 4 Award: Caroline Frances Cossette. This award recognizes a student’s commitment to Goal 4 of the Sacred Heart Schools, the building of community as a Christian value.
Holy Names Academy, Seattle
Number of graduates: 142
Graduation date: May 24
Valedictorians: Mia Kate Fuller, Frances Gimbl, Jennifer Goraczko, Claire Hermitage, Delana Irani, Maisey Jarrett, Moira Kinney, Greta Kirschner, Anna Lazar, Maya Russell, Kate Saltsman, Eleanor Wang, Julia Zhang
Salutatorians: Julia Bradler, Jaslene Juris Carreon, Zoe Farrell, Margot Follman, Anna Fort, Leah Hanken, Eleanore Katz, Hazel Levy, Lucinda Maxson, Elsa Minnig, Nora Mullen, Amelia Painter-Chung, Peyton Pich, Giulia Pretti, Elizabeth Shum, Mika Tsubota, Cooper Valko
Class speakers: Greta Kirschner and Maya Russell
Holy Names Award: Becca Blank. This award is given to a senior who makes a significant positive contribution to her theology classes, generously lives a spirit of service, and is willing to give witness to her faith. Blank, a member of St. Louise Parish in Bellevue, will attend Creighton University.
Kennedy Catholic High School, Burien
Number of graduates: 214
Graduation date: June 1
Valedictorian: Kiera Fong
Salutatorians: Vincent Bucci and Tanner Guthrie
Baccalaureate Mass speaker: Minh Dinh
Valedictory address: Kiera Fong
St. Pier Giorgio Frassati Award: Brooke Xavier. The award is given in honor of the school’s patron to a student who emulates the Beatitudes within the school community and beyond.
Service Above Self Award: Séamus Dunn. Faculty and staff select a student who has gone above and beyond in service to Kennedy Catholic and the greater community.
O’Dea High School, Seattle
Number of graduates: 90
Graduation date: May 27
Valedictorian: Hutton Leverett. He will attend the University of Southern California.
Salutatorian: Patrick Mirkin. He will attend Fairfield University.
Edmund Rice Community Service Award: Jack LeClercq. This award is given to the student who accumulated the highest number of service hours. LaClercq will study at Clemson University.
Archbishop Murphy Christan Ministry Award: Josiah Scanlan. This award is given to a student who demonstrates dedication to the Catholic faith through participation in liturgies, campus ministry activities and service, and embodies the mission of O’Dea. Scanlan will attend Gonzaga University in the fall.
Pope John Paul II High School, Lacey
Number of graduates: 21
Graduation date: June 6
Valedictorian: Caleb Abbott
Salutatorian: Zach Areopagita of St. Michael Parish in Olympia
Class speakers: Caleb Abbott and Zach Areopagita
Signum Fidei Award: Claire Larson of St. Michael Parish in Olympia. The award is given to a graduate whose life serves as a sign of faith and who has focused on the centrality of Christ in their life.
Communitas: Madalyn Baker, a member of the St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Community at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The award is given to a graduate who has embraced service to others as a part of living out his/her Christian call to love one another.
Insignis: Amy Kondrat of Sacred Heart Parish in Lacey. The award recognizes a student who is faithful to their spiritual growth and gives witness to Gospel values as evidenced through service to the community, dedication to social justice and work for the common good.
St. Monica High School, Mercer Island
Number of graduates: 5
Graduation date: May 28
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Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle
Number of graduates: 202
Graduation date: May 26
Virtus in Arduis Award (highest academic award): Charlotte Flynn and Will Mumford
Class speakers: Sydney Wagner and Joe Maskill
Cura Personalis Award: Clara Schneider and Milo Magnano. Recipients consistently care for the whole person and heed the call to be men and women for and with others.
Magis Award: Sydney Wagner and Joe Maskill. This award is presented to two students who demonstrate excellence in both academics and co-curricular activities.
Jesuit Schools Network Award: Sarah Tano and Henry Sly. This award recognizes two students who have fully embraced the five characteristics of the JSN’s profile of the Graduate at Graduation: spiritually alive, intellectually competent, open to growth, loving, and committed to justice.
Seton Catholic College Preparatory School, Vancouver
Number of graduates: 73
Graduation date: June 6
Valedictorian: Michaela Asuncion. A member of St. Joseph Parish in Vancouver, she will attend the University of Washington.
Salutatorian: Kevin Harnish. A member of St. Rose de Viterbo Parish in Longview, he will attend the University of Notre Dame.
Student-selected speaker: Tyson Tran. A member of St. Joseph Parish in Vancouver, he will attend the University of Washington.
Faculty-selected speaker: Riley Seymer. A member of St. Joseph Parish in Vancouver, she will attend the University of Redlands.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award: Remy Jenniges of Holy Redeemer Parish in Vancouver and Kyler Dixon of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Camas. Voted on by faculty and staff, this award honors a student who exemplifies the life and ministry of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton through faith, community, leadership and service. Jenniges plans to attend Bethel University while Dixon will study at Carroll College.