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Three high schools from the
Brandywine School District held graduation ceremonies at the University
of Delaware’s Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on Sunday, June 5.
About 2,500 family members and friends watched 182 members of the Mt.
Pleasant High School Class of 2005 walk down the aisle to receive
diplomas. Student Speakers included Student Council President
Stefanie A. Grubb, Class President Kimberly Todorow,
valedictorian Ryan W. Redding, and salutatorian Katherine L.
Husband. Redding, who will attend University of Delaware next year
to major in biological sciences, said before the ceremony that the Class
of 2005 had their high school experience framed by two major world
events, the 9-11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001 and
the December 26, 2004 Tsunami that killed more than 100,000 people in
Asia. He said his classmates put a lot of effort into relief High
schools honor graduates efforts for the tsunami victims. In his speech,
he encouraged his classmates to take part in an active life, saying “Now
it’s time to do something.” Todorow, who will be a business major at the
University of Delaware in the Fall, also mentioned that 9-11 was a
defining moment for her class. She also said they had to face a lot of
change. There have been two different principals and three different
vice-principals during their four years. Principal Gregg P. Robinson
said before the ceremony that the Class of 2005 “excelled academically,
athletically and had great success in the performing arts,” and that
they collectively received over $1 million in scholarships. He said he
was especially proud of their charity fundraising activities, after they
raised more than $30,000 for cancer research in the Relay for Life.
[source: Antonio M. Prado,
Brandywine Community News] |
