- April 25, 2024
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Cooper Callahan gave the ceremony's opening prayer.
Cardinal Mooney's Meko Mayes listens to the Prayer of the Faithful given by Molly Donaghy.
Keith Marshall, Nathan Marshall and Kimber Marshall celebrate Nathan's graduation from Cardinal Mooney High.
Michael Bright strides across LECOM Park's infield to receive his diploma.
Dr. William L. Soscia, a 1984 Cardinal Mooney graduate, gave the commencement address.
Mooney's seniors gathered at LECOM Park for their special day.
Cardinal Mooney valedictorian Graham Linehan gave a rousing speech at the ceremony.
Victoria Wilson poses on her graduation day.
Laura Dowden, Leila Parks, Cassie Lloyd, Tiffany Thomas and Francesca Tringali sang the National Anthem.
Michael Bavaro receives his diploma from Mooney principal Ben Hopper. Bavaro, who injured multiple vertebrae in a boating accident in March, received a large ovation from the crowd.
Molly Donaghy led her classmates in the Prayer of the Faithful.
The Mooney grads throw their caps in the air as an exclamation point on their high school careers.
Cardinal Mooney High recognized its 133 seniors Friday at a graduation ceremony at Bradenton's LECOM Park.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, students were required to wear masks during the ceremony and the school followed social distancing procedures. It didn't dampen anyone's spirits. Everyone chatted and laughed on their last official day as Cougars.
Dr. William L. Soscia, a 1984 Mooney graduate, gave the commencement address. Other speakers included Cooper Callahan, Molly Donaghy, valedictorian Graham Linehan and salutatorian Anna Klemeyer, who gave a pre-recorded address on the Jumbotron as she has already begun her studies at the Naval Academy.
