The entire Class of 2016 celebrates graduation, on the lawn of St. Michael’s Cathedral.
On Friday, June 3, 2016, Cathedral High School held its 132nd — and last — graduation ceremonies. Fifty-one graduates received diplomas.
Fifty-two years earlier, more than 700 members of the Class of 1964 received diplomas.
Beginning this fall, Cathedral will merge with Holyoke Catholic High School to form Pope Francis High School. While the new school will start in facilities in Chicopee, the school will relocate to a building due to open in fall 2018 on the former site of CHS. The building in which we attended school was heavily damaged in the 2011 tornado that struck Springfield.
The Springfield Republican has coverage of the graduation. And Cathedral posted photos on Facebook.
Goodbye, Cathedral High School.
Sadly, the end of an era for CHS. The Panthers are now extinct and a remnant of a past “generations” of alumni who will always identify as purple panthers and not “Cardinals”. Good luck Class 2016 for you are the last of the “Purple Panthers” and are the last of a long proud string of CHS generations. Pro Deo, Pro Patria.
Truly a sad event.
Thanks for all of your hard work in keeping us posted. It was truly a labor of love despite the report of such an ignominious end to what was once a great institution.