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Tri-State schools host graduation ceremonies
Commencement is held Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Chesapeake High School.
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CHESAPEAKE, Ohio -- It was graduation time for a number of Tri-State seniors as hundreds ended their high school careers with a switch of their tassels at ceremonies on Saturday.
It was standing room only as family and friends crammed into the Chesapeake High School gymnasium to celebrate the hard work of the 97 graduating seniors Saturday night.
Honor students Alexander Wells, Kyle Webb and Matthew Angle spoke about the qualities needed to be a champion. With grade point averages between a perfect 4.0 and 3.89, Superintendent for Chesapeake Schools C. Scott Howard said the students knew a thing or two about being champions.
All three students spoke about the impact teachers and coaches made in their development. Hard work, Angle said, helped him achieve his goals in both sports and academics.
While the honor students spoke about their future college careers, graduating senior Brandon Hatfield was nervously thinking about his own uncertain future.
Hatfield was anxious to receive his diploma so he could begin looking for a job.
"I want to get this over with so I can go get a full-time job," Hatfield said. "Try to further my welding career."
Hatfield said he's nervous about finding a welding job but wants to continue his education at Collins Career Center in Chesapeake. He hopes with more training, he can have a long-lasting career in welding.
The ceremony and graduation experience was much different for the three graduating seniors at the Covenant School. Graduates Hannah Milem, Lauren Shaw and Lindsay Wehmeier were surrounded by a close-knit group of family and friends in the auditorium at the Christian-based school, located on U.S. 60 in Barboursville.
The three have been friends and classmates in the Covenant School since kindergarten. The graduates said the small school has enabled them to develop lifelong friendships they will carry with them well-after graduation.
"It's not only that we're leaving friends, I'm leaving two people I've spent every day with since I was in kindergarten," said Milem, who will be attending Harvard University in the fall.
"We love each other and we'd do anything for one another," Wehmeier said. "We're definitely going to get together with each other during breaks (from school)."
Students at Rock Hill High School in Ironton also finished their high school careers on Saturday.
