During Spring 2025, dozens of Cathedralites participated in courses, clubs, competitions, speaker events, and hands-on field trips related to careers in business, finance, and law. A Cathedral formation provides young women with a foundation on which they can build and achieve beyond their dreams—to reach higher. We are delighted to share some of these recent events below!
 

 Student Achievement | Stock Market Challenge

Congratulations to the Cathedral students who showed up and showed out at the Junior Achievement Stock Market Competition! Both Cathedral teams, Wolves of 97th St and the Finance Bears, placed 5th and 7th respectively out of a whopping 27 teams. We are beyond proud of their hard work and professionalism and extremely grateful to Mr. Doyle and Mr. Hanley for their support and guidance. Well done, ladies!

Distinguished Speaker Series | Pat Hedley

CHS was pleased to welcome Ms. Pat Hedley to CHS for our final Distinguished Speaker Series of the academic year! Ms. Hedley is an investor, advisor, author, and mother to three children. In her book titled Meet 100 People, she demonstrates how genuine connections in the world of professional networking lead to personal and communal flourishing. 

Speaking about her book, Meet 100 People, Ms. Hedley encouraged Cathedralites to proactively expand their networks and meet new people in order to gain insights about the world and oneself. She emphasized the value of curiosity, authenticity, persistence, and relationship-building as ways to uncover new opportunities. 

After the presentation, many students met Ms. Hedley and asked her their questions, taking the opportunity to build relationships right away! We express our sincere gratitude to Ms. Hedley for generously sharing her time and talents with us, and to Mr. Thomas Doyle for coordinating. We look forward to next year’s Distinguished Speaker Series.

Alumna Spotlight | Stephanie Barimah ’07 and Blacks on Wall Street 

CHS students attended the Blacks on Wall Street Women’s History Panel hosted by CHS Alumna Stephanie Barimah ’07! Ms. Barimah currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Blacks on Wall Street, Inc., a nonprofit organization committed to engaging, empowering, and mentoring underrepresented youth populations to achieve success in their careers. A graduate of Boston College and Columbia Business School, Ms. Barimah demonstrated her leadership skills during her time at Cathedral as the founder and captain of the Marching Band Dance Team.

Students heard the experiences and insights from the accomplished group of panelists and also learned about a great new mentorship program that BoWS is launching! We are so proud of our students and distinguished alumnae!

Guest Speaker | ALPFA Speakers

Cathedral welcomed ALPFA New York, the Association of Latino Professionals for America, for a Career Day Panel! ALPFA empowers first-generation Latino community students to succeed in college through mentorship and a strong network of leaders. The fabulous panelists spoke about how our students can develop professional habits like time management, effective communication, and problem-solving now in order to prepare for their future careers. We are so grateful for the excellent team at ALPFA NY for helping our students to dream big and follow actionable plans to achieve their goals!

Day in the Life | Accenture Field Trip

Cathedral students had the fabulous opportunity to spend a day at Accenture, a global multinational professional services company that specializes in information technology and management consulting, thanks to the team at Junior Achievement. They touched on topics including building a resume, growing in resilience, developing leadership and teamwork skills, and building a personal brand. Thank you to the Junior Achievement and Accenture staff for providing our students with these opportunities to develop professionally and personally.