Forty-six seniors of Mary Help of Christians Academy in North Haledon, N.J., graduated on June 6 during the school’s 82nd Commencement Exercises. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney distributed the diplomas to the smiling graduates.
The Class of 2026’s valedictorian was Marcella Gallerani, and the salutatorian was Emma Ibarbia. The class earned more than $19,248,840 in merit scholarships.
The Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, run Mary Help of Christians Academy.
Among those participating in the graduation ceremony were Salesian Sister Kelly Schuster, head of school at Mary Help, and Salesian Sister Colleen Clair, provincial of the Salesian Sisters in the Eastern United States and Canada. She was Mary Help’s head of school from 2021 to 2023 and an alumna of the Class of 1988. Staff and faculty also attended the commencement.
