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.