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On Saturday, June 27, a class of 323 students from Bethlehem Central High School received diplomas at a commencement ceremony held at the MVP Arena in downtown Albany. It was a joyous event for the members of the class of 2026, their families, friends, teachers, staff, administrators and members of the Board of Education.<\/p>\n
Principal Dave Doemel, Superintendent Jody Monroe and Board of Education President Holly Dellenbaugh addressed students and guests. Saturday was the final commencement for Principal Doemel, who will take over as Eagle Elementary School principal in the fall.<\/p>\n
In his remarks, Principal Doemel challenged graduates to define success by their character rather than a list of accomplishments. Doemel paid tribute to the late Michele Atallah, a longtime French teacher who passed away last fall. Recalling her simple but powerful words, \u201cI\u2019m happy with myself,\u201d Doemel sought to underscore the value of self-worth and authenticity for the graduating seniors.<\/p>\n
There were also three student speakers at the 92nd BCHS Commencement Exercises: Eva Rice, Brianna Fabian, and Madeline Danz.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The entire ceremony was livestreamed.\u00a0You can view a recording of the 92nd Commencement ceremony here.<\/a><\/p>\n Students were also accompanied by their high school counselors as well as the 2026 honorary graduation marshals who are faculty members selected by the students as having had a significant impact on their time in Bethlehem. This year\u2019s marshals were: Kelly Babic, BCHS; Gregory Balcavage, Elsmere;\u00a0 Matthew Bixby, BCMS; Courtney Bowen, Glenmont; John Carlino, BCHS; Jason Dashew, BCHS; Donna Derrigo-Graves, BCHS; Corey DiFabbio, BCMS; Elizabeth Edgar, BCHS; Corey Fong, BCHS; Evan Harley, BCMS; Christopher Holoday, BCMS; Christen Jordon, Eagle; Jeffrey Mongue, BCMS; Sean Mooney, BCHS; Justine Nigro, BCMS; Shana Pellitteri, BCHS; Sarah Platek, Slingerlands; Matthew Rehbit, BCHS; Mackenzie Riegel, Glenmont; Anthony Scott, BCMS; Eileen Turo, BCHS; Amy Welsh, Hamagrael; Anthony Wilson, BCHS; and Christine Zemsky, BCMS.<\/p>\n Congratulations to our newest BC alumni for their hard work and their contributions to the BC community. We wish them the very best!<\/p>\n Commencement Program \u2013 Digital Version<\/p>\n The 92nd Commencement Exercises program can be viewed online at this link<\/a>. The program includes a list of senior award winners and honorees.<\/p>\n A full list of graduates can be found below.<\/p>\n Graduation 2026 Photo Highlights<\/p>\n An album of candid photos taken by the district\u2019s Communications Office will be shared with the graduates and their families via ParentSquare on Sunday, June 28. Highlights from that album will be posted to Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> throughout the weekend and are available at the links below.<\/p>\n Professional photos taken of each student at the ceremony will be shared with families separately.\u00a0<\/p>\n Post-Grad Plans \u2013 Class of 2026<\/p>\n What do our newest alumni have planned for themselves?\u00a0Many members of the graduating class of 2026 recently shared their plans for after graduation<\/a>.\u00a0If you would like to be included in this list (or if a correction needs to be made), please email JoEllen Gardner at\u00a0jgardner@bethlehemschools.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n List of Graduates<\/p>\n + \u2014 National Honor Society member (wears blue and Maximilian N. Alhart * ** < \t
gold cords)
* \u2014 Honors graduates, Lab School honors graduates.
and Bethlehem Academic Achievement Award
winners with a 90% or above GPA for 3 1\u20442 years
(wear gold cords)
** \u2014 President\u2019s Award for Educational Excellence
*** \u2014 President\u2019s Award for Educational Achievement
< \u2014 Seal of Civic Readiness
> \u2014 Seal of Biliteracy
# \u2014 Foreign Exchange Student<\/p>\n
\nClaire Angeli Aliggayu **
\nConnor J. Anderson ***
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\nBailey Sue Balser ***
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