Posted June 14, 2022

Graduates from schools across the Philadelphia region accomplished a milestone in their young lives last week. Below are scenes from graduation ceremonies for Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield, West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia and Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown. (Photos by Sarah Webb except where noted)

  • Seniors were awarded their diplomas from Cardinal O’Hara High School, Springfield during graduation ceremonies June 7 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.

  • Graduating senior Connor Farrell and his mother Donna — also a Cardinal O’Hara graduate — present the offertory gifts to Archbishop Perez during the baccalaureate Mass for Cardinal O’Hara High School June 7 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.

  • The class of 2022 of Cardinal O’Hara High School exits the cathedral amid the applause of faculty and staff of their alma mater.

  • The graduates take selfie photos at the Swann Fountain on Logan Circle across from the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.

  • Seniors, faculty and staff eagerly participate in the graduation ceremony for West Catholic Preparatory High School, presided by Archbishop Nelson Perez, at the archdiocesan school in West Philadelphia.

  • Seniors from West Catholic Preparatory High School smile during graduation, June 14. (Sarah Webb)

  • In this file photo, graduating seniors of Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown process through the school’s hallways to the auditorium and their graduation ceremony. (Photo Courtesy of Bishop Shanahan High School)

  • The Class of 2022 in the Bishop Shanahan High School auditorium. (Courtesy Bishop Shanahan High School)

  • With Bishop Michael Fitzgerald (center), who presided at the Bishop Shanahan graduation ceremony, are (from left): Sister Regina Plunkett, I.H.M., school president who stepped down earlier this year; valedictorian Julia Vito, who will be attending Villanova University; Bishop Fitzgerald; salutatorian Megan Bradley, who will attend Purdue University; and Father John Donia, the school principal who will become the school president July 1. (Courtesy Bishop Shanahan High School)

  • A group of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary accept the Shanahan Medal posthumously on behalf of the late Sister Maureen McDermott, I.H.M., a former longtime principal of Bishop Shanahan High School. The medal is awarded annually to a person or group whose service, commitment and dedication to Catholic education deserve the recognition and gratitude of the Shanahan community. (Courtesy Bishop Shanahan High School)