Sights & Sounds: Celebrating 2025 Catholic high school grads

Students from 22 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Newark are celebrating their graduations. For these young people, the last four years have been filled with classwork, after-school activities, sports, and service projects that helped to build their churches and communities. Along the way, they have found support from faculty, friends, and family.

Barbara Dolan, Superintendent of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Newark, had this message for the Archdiocese’s 2025 high school graduates:

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! These students exemplify the mission of Catholic education in the Archdiocese through their steadfast commitment to academic excellence, servant leadership, compassion for others, and deepening faith. I believe that they will shine brightly as beacons of God’s promise and pilgrims of hope as they embark on the next steps of a lifelong journey, where the knowledge, skills, and values that have shaped them will help them continue to grow in grace. May God bless each of our graduates and guide them toward true success and fulfillment as they courageously embrace the opportunities that lie ahead.”

You can find more photos of the Archdiocese of Newark’s 2025 high school graduates here.

Each week, Jersey Catholic features the rich and inspiring “Sights & Sounds” of the Archdiocese of Newark. Visit us regularly to explore our vibrant parishes, sacred artworks, historic landmarks, and the faithful men, women, and youth who bring our Catholic community to life.

Featured image: Graduates from the Academy of the Holy Angels in Demerest, NJ, celebrate after receiving their diplomas. (Photo: Academy of the Holy Angels)