Hubbard graduates its Class of 2012 tonight

YOUNGSTOWN

A boisterous round of applause filled Stambaugh Auditorium when Mark V. Morocco propelled himself in his wheelchair across the stage and was handed his high-school diploma.

That short but determined movement parallels his attitude toward dealing with cerebral palsy.

“I’m not letting it slow me down,” Morocco said after having received his diploma during Hubbard High School Class of 2012’s commencement Friday evening. “I don’t let anything stop me.”

For more on the event, read Saturday's Vindicator or Vindy.com.