(photo courtesy of Ida Tagliente)

Bishop Conaty-Loretto High School recently held its 92nd commencement on campus. Judge Carol D. Codrington, associate justice with the California Court of Appeal, 4th District, was the keynote speaker. Codrington is a graduate of Bishop Conaty Memorial High School (class of 1977) and of Loyola Marymount Universtity and Loyola Law School. She is the first person in her family to earn a law degree and the first African American to serve in the 4th District Court of Appeal.

This year’s salutatorian, Beatrice Licup, delivered the offical welcoming address. She was selected because of her four years of exemplary behavior, effort, service and academic achievement. The valedictorian, Dianne Ison, gave the closing address. Ison maintained the highest cumulative grade point average during her four-year college preparatory studies.

The graduating class included 56 seniors. Each student  is planning to contiunue her education at a university or community college.

Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School is an all-female, Catholic high school located west of downtown Los Angeles. The school’s mission is to empower young women. Bishop Conaty-Loretto is accredited by the Western Association of School and Colleges and the Western Catholic Education Association. The curriculum is certified college preparatory as defined by the University of California/California State University A-G standards.

For information, visit www.bishopconatyloretto.org.