Celebrating Grade 8 Graduation 2025

On June 19, 2025, St. Michael’s College School (SMCS) celebrated the 2025 Grade 8 Graduation with a Mass and ceremony in the gymnasium, with 54 students crossing the stage to receive their diplomas.

In addition to the St. Michael’s Medal Award winners, who are recognized for outstanding achievement in each Grade 8 discipline, the top five students received Academic Achievement Awards to recognize their overall academic success.

Academic Achievement Award

SeongHyun (Austin) Jung – $5,000
Maxwell Jackson – $3,000
Michal Kaminski – $2,000
Austin Eng – $1,000
Sidney Scott – $1,000

The St. Michael’s Medal

Antonios Koutoumanos – Religious Education
Ethan De Wolf – Art
Austin Eng – English
John Chiarotto – French
Isaac Veale – Geography
Sidney Scott – History
Maxwell Jackson – Mathematics
Keenan Archer – Physical & Health Education
Edward Balasescu – Music
SeongHyun (Austin) Jung – Science

In his address to the 2025 Grade 8 Graduating Class, Principal Pat Daly shares, “The St. Mike’s story is a long one–over 170 years of educating young men in Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge. You’ve just started to write your story. I can’t wait to see what your story is going to be in four years. It might not be easy. There will be some ups and downs, but that’s what makes a good story, and that’s what’s going to make it worthwhile.”

While the successful completion of Grade 8 by these students was recognized, the spirit of the graduating class was captured by the words of the class valedictorian, Austin Jung.

“[Graduation] was about the challenges that shaped us along the way, the mistakes we learned from, and the awkward moments we will one day laugh at.”

Congratulations to the Grade 8 Graduating Class of 2025.

Check out our photo gallery of the event: