4201 Schools Announce Graduation Celebrations
The 4201 Schools Association today announced commencement and graduation schedules for its member schools located in Erie, Monroe, Westchester, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. Schools are set to honor the achievement of New York’s blind, deaf, and severely physically disabled students at school celebrations taking place throughout the month of June.
Whether students are graduating from elementary, middle, or high school, we are looking forward to celebrating the Classes of 2026. Their hard work, dedication, and commitment inside and outside of the classroom is an inspiration to us all,” said 4201 Schools Association Co-Chairs Antony McLetchie, Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer of the Rochester School for the Deaf, and Angelo Zegarelli, Superintendent of the Henry Viscardi School. “We are excited to celebrate our students at moving-up ceremonies and graduations throughout the month of June alongside their teachers, support staff and families who have helped them reach this important milestone.”
A full list of ceremonies taking place across New York State is included below:
New York City
New York Institute for Special Education (Bronx):
June 18: Readiness (Preschool) Commencement
June 18: Schermerhorn (Middle and High School) Commencement
St. Joseph’s School for the Deaf (Bronx):
June 18: 8th Grade Graduation
St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf (Brooklyn):
June 23: Pre-K Graduation
June 24: 8th Grade Graduation
Lexington School for the Deaf (Queens):
June 18: 5th Grade Move-Up Celebration
June 24: Middle School Graduation
June 26: High School Graduation
Lavelle School for the Blind (Bronx):
June 26: High School Graduation
Long Island
Cleary School for the Deaf (Suffolk County):
June 23: Pre-K Graduation
June 22: CEC Connetquot Elementary School Moving Up
June 24: RCK Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School Moving Up
June 23: Middle School Graduation
June 25: High School Graduation
Henry Viscardi School (Nassau County):
June 10: 8th Grade Moving Up
June 25: High School Graduation
Mill Neck School for the Deaf (Nassau County):
June 15: High School Graduation
Lower Hudson Valley
New York School for the Deaf (Nassau County):
June 26: High School Graduation
Finger Lakes
Rochester School for the Deaf (Monroe County):
June 9: 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony
June 12: ECC Moving Up Ceremony
June 17: 8th Grade Moving Up
June 25: High School Graduation
Western New York
St. Mary’s School for the Deaf (Erie County):
June 17: High School Graduation
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The 4201 Schools Association represents 11 schools located in Erie, Monroe, Westchester, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. The schools support nearly 1,400 students from across New York and are nationally recognized for their expertise and achievement. Learn more at www/4201schools.org, and @4201Schools on Twitter and Facebook.