Sunday, May 27, 2012
155 Struthers High grads, family members go the distance
By SEAN BARRON
news@vindy.com
STRUTHERS
Bob Mitzel was more than happy to travel 1,600 miles to watch Jeremy E. Miller travel about 15 feet.
“I always told him that when he graduates, I’d be here,” Mitzel said in explaining why he and his wife, Terri, drove from their Roswell, N.M., home to see his nephew walk several yards to accept his high school diploma. “I couldn’t be more proud of him.”
Miller and 154 other graduates walked the short but significant distance to be handed their diplomas during Struthers High School’s Class of 2012 commencement this afternoon in the Struthers Memorial Fieldhouse.
Mitzel, who retired from working in the food industry, added that he expects a bright and promising future for Miller.
Part of that future includes entering the Pittsburgh Technical Institute on July 18 to study multimedia technology. Miller’s career goals are web design and video editing, he noted.
“I’ve always been into art, but I want to design something everyone will see, and web design lets me do that,” he explained.
For now, though, Miller is grateful for friends he’s made at Struthers High and seemed content to cherish the many positive memories associated with his four years of high school.
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