Sacred Heart Preparatory graduates its 128th class


Sacred Heart Preparatory (SHP) awarded 157 diplomas at its 128th high school commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 21, on Gator Nation Field in Atherton.

Graduates from the Class of 2026 will attend at least 74 different institutions: at least 68 students will study in California, 88 will study out of state, and one will study out of the country. One graduate will attend the U.S. Military Academy. Three will pursue a gap year, one will attend a vocation/trade school, and two will attend California community colleges.

For 20 consecutive years, SHP’s athletics program has sent 15 or more student-athletes to play at the intercollegiate level. The Class of 2026 will send 25 athletes to play in college across 11 different sports.

Thirty members of the graduating class have been on the preschool – grade 12 Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton (SHS) campus for 12 or more years.