On Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Boston College High School’s 153rd Commencement, President William Kemeza and the Board of Trustees presented diplomas to 303 members of the class of 2017. Mr. Patrick B. Downes, Psy.D., a 2001 graduate of BC High, gave the address.
Among the graduates were North End residents Isaiah Emma and Ethan Harris.


Boston College High School is a Jesuit, Catholic, college-preparatory school for young men in grades 7 to 12. Founded in 1863, the school enrolls approximately 1,600 students from more than 140 communities in eastern Massachusetts.