Youngstown Christian grads bound for college

The 35 graduates of Youngstown Christian School may have finished the 12 years of schooling required to earn a high school diploma, but they’ve all got a lot of education ahead of them.

Michael Pecchia, school president, said he expects that college attendance by the senior class will be 100 percent. The class has already accepted $756,000 in college scholarships for next fall, he said.

Commencement was at 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school auditorium.

Wayland Russell, former CEO and founder of Rainbow Rentals, delivered the address. The local entrepreneur has been a long-time supporter of Youngstown Christian and is a former school board member.

Katherine Hartman is class valedictorian and Matthew Teleha is salutatorian.