60 years

Sister Celesta Kelley, RDC, entered the Sisters of the Divine Compassion community on August 15, 1950 and pronounced her final vows on March 7, 1956.   She served as a fifth grade teacher at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Elmsford, NY from 1953 to 1959.  At St. Joseph’s in Croton Falls, NY, Sister taught grades four through six from 1956 to 1959.  Sister Celesta served as a science teacher at Preston High School in the Bronx, NY from 1959 to 1968 and at Pace University from 1968 to 2003.  Since 2003, she has served as an office assistant at John F. Kennedy High School in Somers, NY.  Sister Celesta attended Lauralton Hall High School in Milford, CT and graduated from Good Counsel College in White Plains, NY, with a BS in chemistry in 1955. Sister continued her studies at Villanova University in Villanova, PA, earning a Masters degree in biology, geology and space science in 1966.

Sister Margaret Elizabeth Keogan, RDC, entered the Sisters of the Divine Compassion community on August 15, 1950 and pronounced her final vows on March 7, 1956.   She served as a second, fifth, and seventh grade teacher at St. Bernard’s in White Plains, NY from 1953 to 1962.  Since 1962, Sister has served as a teacher of grades seven and eight at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary School in Elmsford, NY.  Sister Margaret Elizabeth attended The Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in White Plains and Good Counsel College in White Plains, earning a BA in English in 1956.  She completed acquired additional education at St. Joseph’s in Hartford, CT and Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT.

70 years

Sister Freda Burns