CARNDUFF - The 29 students who were part of the Class of 2022 at the Carnduff Education Complex had their night to celebrate on June 28.
The graduation ceremony happened at the school’s gymnasium. The event featured the processional into the school, the presentation of the scholarships and bursaries, and the handing out of diplomas to the grads.
Alisa Paul was this year’s valedictorian, and she used her speech to thank all of those who helped the students reach this milestone in their lives.
Principal Ryan Nichols was pleased that they were able to have a full in-person graduation ceremony for the first time since 2019.
“We had the start of it last year, and this year was a renewal of going back to having more people in our gymnasium to recognize our graduates,” said Nichols.
New for this year was an online streaming of the ceremony, so that those who couldn’t make it were still able to watch it on the school’s YouTube channel.
“We were looking forward to recognizing this excellent group of Grade 12s,” said Nichols.
Also part of this year’s ceremony was a grad parade in the community, organized by the parent committee. This relatively new tradition started a couple of years ago. The parade began once the ceremony was finished, and the Class of 2022 made their way through the community on parade floats.
The number of graduates was similar to past years.
Nichols praised the graduates for their efforts to adapt during the past couple of years. But since restrictions have been lifted, the school has been back to being as close to normal as what they had before.
It’s been a great year for the school. The Tigers senior girls’ volleyball team won the gold medal at the 3A provincial championships for the first time in school history, while the senior boys won a bronze medal.
“We had a number of students involved with activities within our school, bringing school pride and team spirit within our school,” said Nichols.
