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Front, Zachary Matisi, 17, was the second person in his family to be named valedictorian of his class. The first was his brother, John, rear, who graduated from Lowellville High School in 2006.
Three musketeers: Lowellville graduates, L-R, Brandon Brady, Jacob Paz Rafidi and John Lyras vow, somewhat nervously, to stick together after graduation.
Congradulations: Lowellville grad Vince Travaline, center, embraces friends John Wilaj, left, and Jarrod Donatelli, right, after the ceremony.
The cafeteria behind her already a blur, Valedictorian Samantha Russo, makes a stylish exit with her mother, Liz. Samantha followed in her mother's footsteps. Liz Russo was Valedictorian of the Lowellville class of 1980.
Last to leave, Lowellville graduate Whitney Palumbo, a National Honor Society inductee, poses for a picture under giant inflatable numbers.
Last to Leave, Whitney Palumbo poses for picture under giant inflatable numbers.