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Graduates Ava Espeleta, left, and Kiera Allado embrace each other as confetti rains down in the Honda Center following the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Principal Cheri Wood welcomes graduates and guests to the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Bryan Altneu, wearing cords and sashes signifying a variety of honors and accomplishments, shakes hands with school, district, and church dignitaries after accepting his diploma on stage during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Sparks fly while graduates file into the Honda Center during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
SMCHS President Andrew Sulick delivers the “President’s Comments” during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Graduates accept their diplomas on stage while loved ones look from the stands during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Graduates file into the Honda Center as loved ones look on from the stands during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Graduates file into the Honda Center as loved ones look on from the stands during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
The SMCHS Choir performs a “Veni Sancte Spiritus,” a call to prayer, during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Graduates move their tassels from one side to the other during the tassel ceremony at the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Graduates pose in front of a backdrop outside the Honda Center following the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Erin Barisano, Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Orange, congratulates members of the class of ’25 while speaking during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, delivers the “Bishop’s Comments” during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Graduates file into the Honda Center as loved ones look on from the stands during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Graduates file into the Honda Center as loved ones look on from the stands during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Madeline Merchant sings the “National Anthem” during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Assistant Principal of Mission and Ministry Patrick Visconti reads scripture during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Carsyn McDonald, left, helps friend Alison Newville with her cap before the start of the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Graduates toss their caps in the air while streamers and confetti rain down onto the floor of the Honda Center during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Graduates file out of the Honda Center at the conclusion of the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, gives the opening prayer during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Isabella Simon helps Eli Slattery with his cap and tassel before the start of the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Evelyn Weng delivers the “Valedictory Address” during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Dylan Bartolucci, wearing cords and sashes signifying a variety of honors and accomplishments, shakes hands with Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, after accepting his diploma on stage during the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
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Graduates Ava Espeleta, left, and Kiera Allado embrace each other as confetti rains down in the Honda Center following the Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Santa Margarita Catholic High handed diplomas to the members of its graduating Class of 2025 in a ceremony on Friday, May 30.
In a commencement ceremony at the Honda Center, families and friends cheered as the graduates walked across the stage, marking the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures.
Graduations in the county continue this week, check the schedule here.