New Town graduates take center stage Sunday
New Town graduates take center stage Sunday
BY CHARLES WOLLSCHLAGER
STAFF WRITER
Families of all graduating seniors in New Town assembled in the Northern Lights Community Center Sunday to see the day they thought would never come, and watched as the seniors grabbed their diplomas and threw their hats into the air, finally going on with their lives and onto bigger and better things.
There were 39 students graduating this year, most of them with honors, some as Honor Society members, and one graduating as Miss Indian Nations 2009.
The 39 graduates are Cesar Alvarez, valedictorian, Shayna Taft, salutatorian, Shelby J. Baker, Heather Mae Herbel, Jacqueline Marie Pusc, Cassidy Rae Smith, Macy Ann Iverson, Elizabeth Marie Bluestone, Mitchell A. Reese, Stefano Pati de Faria, Hope Miranda Baker, Alyssa Ann Alberts, Lluvia Angelica Garcia Palma, Judd Daniel Iverson, Justin Lee Krueger Grinnell, Siaosi Aulaumea Jr., TerRae Barrett, Brandy Nicole Belstad, Adrian James Roy Bird Bear, Dominique Burbank, Jacklyn Michelle Craig, Brittany R. Cree, Jesse Quade Cuny, Gage Payton Degroot, James Wallace Eagle, Kyle L. Enno, Jose Victor Escobar R., Solina Ann Espinoza, J’Shaun Ladd Gillette, Jeremy Nathaniel Krueger Grinnell, Megan Marie Hale, Jordy Steven James, Philip C. Lonefight, Jessica Rae Manuel, Christine Louise Sitting Bear, Alyssa Raven Wells, Sam White Owl, Dave A. White Tail, and Rayan Brooke Wolf.
There was a lot going on at the graduation. A group of singers from Mandaree performed the Processional and Recognition songs, and the two songs that some senior girls performed, like the senior girls vocal ensemble of the song ‘When I think of You”, and the solo performance of the song “My Wish” by Macy Iverson.