Thursday, May 26, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN
“This is your celebration ... your day,” Raymond W. Soloman, superintendent of Hubbard School District, said in welcoming Hubbard High School’s 2016 graduates to their commencement ceremony Thursday at Stambaugh Auditorium.
The 178 graduates who walked across Stambaugh’s stage to receive their diplomas were urged to continue learning, to make not just the years, but each moment count, and to not be afraid to take risks.
“Making an Impact” was the theme of commencement addresses by class Valedictorian Andrew Summers and class Salutatorian Harlie Silberman.
“The friendships we made at Hubbard High will last a lifetime, and even though we go in different ways we share the same memories,” Silberman said.
“The one major thing we have in common is that change is inevitable, so why waste time fighting it,” Summers said.
“Opportunity is what we make of it and we should not be afraid to try something new. Never stop learning,” he said.
Parents among those who filled Stambaugh Auditorium to watch the graduates talked with pride about their graduate’s accomplishments, their plans for the future, and how they are poised to make an impact.
Read more about the ceremony in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.