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. CLASS OF 2020 GRADUATION
Shelton: School’s Class of
2020 has six valedictorians .
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diplomas, stepped onto the stage, had
their name read and their photos tak-
en by Cooper Studios of Shelton. They
then returned to their vehicles and
were guided out of the parking lot.
The traditional graduation tune
“Pomp and Circumstance” played con-
tinuously on a loop through speakers.
The temperature rose to the mid-805.
“Overall, I was very impressed
It was well done, very well orchestrat-
ed,” Superintendent Alex Apostle said
Tuesday evening at the regular Shel—
ton School Board meeting.
“It was really great to see the fami—
lies so excited,” said school board
member Keri Davidson.
The Class of 2020 has six valedic-
torians: Aaron Boothe, Ethan Bursch,
Stephen Gonczi, Beau Harvey, Sirius
James and Kevin Major.
The CHOICE High School Class
of 2020 will celebrate commencement
Sept. 18 inside Shelton High School’s
Performing Arts Center.
The ceremony will be live or virtu-
al, depending on the conditions of the
pandemic.
Mary M. Knight: Senior
Class overcame anxieties
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“Tradition is so important,” principal
Michael Marstrom said. “Especially if
it’s something that happens once a year
like graduation, it’s such a culturally
relevant thing.” ‘
Graduates and their supporters ar-
rived one by one in their cars at the
school and were directed into park-»
ing spaces to View their graduate walk
across the stage. .
Marstrom gave a speech for each
graduate and their audience, thanking
family and community members for
coming together to celebrate seniors “in
the most unprecedented of times.”
Seniors had an opportunity to give
thanks to those parked in front of them,
expressing their gratitude for those who
helped them along the way.
“I got to do everything I wanted to do
in high school, just so many things other
kids don’t get the opportunity to do,” se-
nior J adyn Davidson said. “I’d especially
like to thank Ms. (Barbara) Beste for
getting me through high school with her
chocolate drawer.”
School Board President Cyndi Breh-
meyer and Superintendent Matt Mal-
lery also congratulated seniors on stage,
with Brehmeyer affirming the seniors’
success in meeting the school district
and state graduation requirements.
The Class of 2020 had a 100% gradu-
ation rate, according to Marstrom.
Sénior Kaleb Riggs said he owes his
success to the relationships-he formed
with his teachers and administrators.
“I can’t thank (the teachers) enough
for all they’ve done, they’ve all helped
me so much,” Riggs said. “I will always
remember them being so special to us
because with such a small class, they get
to be more personal with us. It’s more
ofan open environment (and) we got to
befriend the teachers.”
Riggs plans to attend University of
Washington Tacoma in the fall to pur-
sue a degree in education and eventu-
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Though Riggs said he was grateful for
the ceremony, he believes many of his
classmates, himself included, were eager
to just get their diploma and leave after
the abnormal senior year they endured.
Marstrom said he acknowledged a
similar sentiment toRiggs among the
entire senior class. “We went through
three months of (graduation planning)
committee meetings,” Marstrom added.
“We performed surveys and it turned
out that the kids wanted a drive-thru.”
Some seniors such as Davidson con-
tinued the Mary M. Knight tradition of
passing out roses to friends and family
alter receiving her diploma.
“There are a lot of deep-meted tradi-
tions that happen (every graduation),”
Brehmeyer said. “We would’ve been
screwed if ’we hadn’t done something
(like this)”
Mary M. Knight staff, faculty, admin-
istrators, students and parents had the
opportunity to participate in graduation
planning committee meetings, where
Marstrom said there were “a lot of emoé
tions” exchanged.
. Initially, the committee planned to
host a ceremony at the Ridge Motors-
ports Park in Shelton, but when Gov.
Jay Inslee released guidance prohibiting
the use of stadiums for graduation cer-
emonies, the committee worked to make
the most out of the drive-thru ceremony.
Marstrom said despite the distance
learning imposed by the COVID-19 pan-
demic, the senior class overcame their
anxieties to not only meet their gradu-
ation requirements but prepare them-
selves for the future.
“No matter how bad it is, people make
it through and I’ve always thought that
schools are a great example for greater
society,” Marstrom said. “About one—
fourth of them are going to university,
one of them is going into the workforce
and the others are kind of just unknown.
They’re definitely moving in the right di-
rection.”
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