Congratulations to our 2023 518ElevatED grads!

Group photo of 518ElevatED's 2023 Albany High grads and supporters

518 ElevatED celebrated its 2023 graduating seniors at the Italian-American Community Center on Thursday night, a group that included six members of the Albany High School Class of 2023. 

Congratulations to Joseph Campbell (who is planning to attend The College of St. Rose), Elijah Cancer (Hudson Valley Community College), Ethan Corbin (Siena College), Makayla Davis (University at Albany), Vincente del Puerto (Union College) and Lilith Goodness (Siena). 

Among those joining our 518 ElevatED grads for their celebration were City School District of Albany Superintendent Joseph Hochreiter, Albany High guidance counselor Marty Anderson, Albany High graduate and 518 ElevatED Alumni Council member Paul Collins-Hackett and Thursday night's keynote speaker, 2001 Albany High graduate Tyrell Hughes. 

Formerly Capital Region Sponsor-A-Scholar, 518 ElevatED provides a one-to-one support program to help students from Albany, Schenectady and Troy high schools gain the confidence and knowledge to be successful in college and careers.

Congratulations to all of this year’s 518 ElevatED graduates!