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Girard High graduates mark milestone, praise school leaders
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By ED RUNYAN
runyan@vindy.com
GIRARD
It was a milestone graduation at Girard High School Sunday as the 125 members of the Class of 2011 became the first class to graduate from the new high school on Shannon Road.
Officials also noted two other milestones: the retirement of Superintendent Joseph Jeswald after 35 years with the district and the retirement of Pete Kalan, senior class adviser, after 41 years.
Caroline Standohar, senior class president and a valedictorian, thanked those men but also pointed out the impact Principal William Ryser has had on the Class of 2011, saying Ryser helped the school gain a sense of pride during his six years with the district.
Jeswald agreed, calling Ryser “the finest high school principal in the state of Ohio.”
Read the full story with photos Monday in The Vindicator and on Vindy.com.