Howland graduates 221 tonight in Warren

WARREN

High school commencement is a sunrise — “a new day and a fresh start, so even if you make a mistake the sun will rise again, giving you the option to turn an obstacle into an opportunity,” said Jennifer Knapp.

It’s also a sunset, she said, during her speech Thursday at Packard Music Hall for Howland High School’s commencement ceremonies, where 221 students graduated.

“As for the sunset, let it become a chance for you to reflect on all the knowledge we have gained and all we have accomplished. Personally, I’m so proud of what we have done, and I’m so excited to see what we will achieve.”

Knapp was one of two graduates chosen by their peers to be their commencement speakers.

Dr. Kenneth Jones, president of the Howland Board of Education, said commencement changes a young person’s role in the world, pointing out how thirsty they were for knowledge when they first began school because they had so much to learn.

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