Cristo Rey Boston High School announced this year’s graduating class of 54 students, who graduated May 30, at St. Teresa of Calcutta in Dorchester, will attend 26 different colleges and universities across the country, including Princeton University, Boston University, Northeastern University, College of the Holy Cross, University of Dayton, and colleges in the University of Massachusetts system.
Overall, the class of 54 students received over $26 million in scholarships.
This year’s valedictorian Jada Nguyen of Dorchester, will attend Princeton University in the fall on a Questbridge Scholarship. She plans to study molecular biology with a long term interest in cancer research. Salutatorian Uyen Nguyen of Dorchester will be attending Boston University in the fall to study biology on a pre-med track.
Cristo Rey Boston, located in Dorchester, is the only private, tuition-free college prep high school in Boston. Deeply rooted in the Jesuit tradition, the school is unwavering in its commitment to serving culturally diverse, aspirational students with demonstrated economic need, from across Greater Boston.
“At Cristo Rey Boston, we see every day that access and opportunity can transform lives across our city,” said President Rosemary Powers. “The Class of 2026 is proof of what is possible when Boston’s young people are given the chance to succeed—and the support to pursue their dreams with courage, faith, and hard work.”
Local graduates and their intended schools include:
•Melissa Adelson, Mattapan, will attend UMass Dartmouth.
•Angelina Doan Cao, Dorchester, will attend College of the Holy Cross.
•Asheley Cardoso Chaves, Dorchester, will attend Framingham State University.
•Daura Emily Carvalhal Ferreira, Dorchester, will attend Boston University.
•Demitrius Alexander Scott Correa, Mattapan, will attend Bridgewater State University.
•Luis Angel De La Rosa Rodriguez, Dorchester, will attend UMass Boston.
•Isaac Osahenrumen Francis-Aigbe, Dorchester, will attend Mass Art.
•Romina Tuemay Gebremedhin, Dorchester, will attend Suffolk University.
•Niangel Goncalves Gomes, Dorchester, will attend Bunker Hill Community College.
•Uyen Nguyen Phuong Huynh, Dorchester, will attend Boston University.
•Ayden Emmanuel Adrien Limage, Dorchester, will attend UMass Lowell.
•Adriana Esther Manzueta Rodriguez, Dorchester, will attend Framingham State University.
•Najia Jonai Monique Myers, Dorchester, will attend Wentworth Institute of Technology.
•Jada Linh Nguyen, Dorchester, will attend Princeton University.
•Franzeni Nunez Rodriguez, Dorchester, will attend Stonehill College.
•Kahira Peguero, Dorchester, will attend Northeastern University.
•Ross Aman Clifton Pendleton, Dorchester, will attend UMass Boston.
•Haven Savannah Perry, Dorchester, will attend Wentworth Institute of Technology.
•Jaylene Deborah Pimental, Dorchester, will attend Messina/Boston College.
•Giovayelin Pimentel, Dorchester, will attend UMass Boston.
•Malachi Joseph Seigle Clark, Dorchester, will attend UMass Dartmouth.
•Yeison Soto Baez, Dorchester, will attend UMass Boston.
•Edwsmely Tejeda Martinez, Dorchester, will attend University of Dayton.
•Kayla Mariah Valdez Otano, Dorchester, will attend UMass Lowell.
•Ayana Evelyn Williams, Dorchester, will attend Framingham State University.
•Bryie Marie Woods, Dorchester, will attend Messina/Boston College.
•Jasaun Young, Dorchester, will attend Bridgton Academy.
Roger Pena, Erick Ramirez, and Fraily Heredia Cruz.
O-Ren Marie Johnson Aponte, Daura Emily Carvalhal Ferreira, Uyen Nguyen Phuong Huynh, and Kahira Peguero.
Leonah Kuteesakwe, Bryie Marie Woods, and Angelina Doan Cao.
