Celebrating the Class of 2023

The 65th Annual Commencement Ceremony took place on Tuesday, May 23, in celebration of 178 graduates and their many achievements at Magnificat High School. The ceremony took place in the Center for the Performing Arts for the first time since 2019, having been moved outdoors due to the pandemic. Graduates resumed the time-honored tradition of forming an “M” shape on stage, joined by underclasswomen in blue gowns.

“As you officially graduate tonight, know that you are forever a part of the Magnificat community, and that you will remain in our prayers as you go forward and as your lives continue to unfold,” President Moira Clark ’77 said. “We are proud of your personal, spiritual, and academic growth and accomplishments, and we are deeply grateful for the leadership and commitment to service you have demonstrated within our school, the greater community, and the world.”

Dean of Faculty and Academics Colleen Greller recognized the recipients of the school’s highest honors: Beatrice Ghosn ’23 was named Phi Beta Kappa; Class President Mary Kate Wichmann ’23 received the

Sister Mary Pat Cook, H.M., Leadership Award; Yasmine Samara ’23 was presented with the Nancy Powell Service Award; and Mary Lutz ’23 received the Sister Bernadette Vetter, H.M. Award. Emma Latchford ’23 was the Class Speaker, addressing the family, friends, faculty, and staff in attendance on behalf of the Class of 2023.

“It is clear that our hard work did pay off and did not go unnoticed,” Emma said. “We have made our families and teachers so very proud and have served as role models for younger students. Our talents have led us this far, and each of us has an aptitude to accomplish amazing things outside of Magnificat.”

Commencement was preceded by the Baccalaureate Mass on Sunday, May 21, presided over by Monsignor Richard C. Antall. The theme of the mass, “Trusting and Sending Forth,” was chosen by representatives of the Class of 2023. Graduates were given a final pendant to add to the ones stamped with Learn, Lead, and Serve that they received the last three years, reminding them to live Mary’s Magnificat in their next chapters as alumnae.