Ninety-four Palmyra High School graduates gathered one last time on June 15 for commencement on the school’s football field, with the scoreboard time set at 20:23.
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Principal Lisa Sabo addresses the Class of 2023 at Palmyra High School’s commencement on June 15, She suggested graduates “take the triumphs, the losses, the friendships, the learning and the experiences you’ve gained from Palmyra High School and do great things.”
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Principal Lisa Sabo addresses the Class of 2023 at Palmyra High School’s commencement on June 15, She suggested graduates “take the triumphs, the losses, the friendships, the learning and the experiences you’ve gained from Palmyra High School and do great things.”
Photos by Kathy Chang/The Sun
Principal Lisa Sabo addresses the Class of 2023 at Palmyra High School’s commencement on June 15, She suggested graduates “take the triumphs, the losses, the friendships, the learning and the experiences you’ve gained from Palmyra High School and do great things.”
Principal Lisa Sabo greeted the Class of 2023 and their family and friends.
“This group of seniors have overcome adversity and did more than just overcome, they persevered, and they thrived,” she noted, urging the class to continue to “do great things.
“Take the triumphs, the losses, the friendships, the learning and the experiences you’ve gained from Palmyra High School and do great things.”
Photos by Kathy Chang/The Sun
Principal Lisa Sabo addresses the Class of 2023 at Palmyra High School’s commencement on June 15, She suggested graduates “take the triumphs, the losses, the friendships, the learning and the experiences you’ve gained from Palmyra High School and do great things.”
School Superintendent Dr. Brian McBride addressed the graduates, who were welcomed by Joseph Hall, student council president. Class President Keyanna Watson offered an introduction.
Salutatorian William Weaver then delivered a speech titled The Past Fulfilled.
“Growing up in Palmyra, I was taught a sense of belonging,” he recalled. “Seeing that we live in such a small community, it’s almost as if I had extra support from people around me.
“It often feels like the whole town is rooting for me to be the best individual that I possibly could through my childhood and up until this day.”
Valedictorian Roslyn Scott, in a speech titled The Promise of Tomorrow, noted that as the graduates move on, they will become old enough to vote and have an impact on the world.
“As a class and a generation, we have already experienced tragedy, sickness and hatred all on a global scale,” she pointed out, referencing the 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, COVID and the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
“My eyes have been opened to the cruel and unusual punishments of my peers of color and (what the) LGBTQ+ community has faced,” Scott remarked. As our Class of 2023 moves from the space of Palmyra High School and into the rest of the world, we can find a space within ourselves that cares about these issues.”
Principal Lisa Sabo addresses the Class of 2023 at Palmyra High School’s commencement on June 15, She suggested graduates “take the triumphs, the losses, the friendships, the learning and the experiences you’ve gained from Palmyra High School and do great things.”
Before diplomas were handed out, awards were presented to students, and Watson presented the class banner to James Crean, president of the Class of 2024.
