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A MEMORABLE EVENT FOR SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER GRADUATES
Graduates of Saint Francis Xavier Catholic High School toss their mortarboards in the air as their graduation ceremony wraps up. In total, 59 students graduated from the Hammond high school. - photo Joseph Coppolino
the Class of 2022.” The class of 59 graduates were ushered into the next chapter of their lives by vale- EJDUPSJBO.BEJTPO8BSEMF SFNBSLJOHPOUIF challenges they faced through the pandemic and the strength and resilience they gained. 8BSEMFXBTBMTPBXBSEFEUIF4BJOU'SBODJT Xavier Principal’s Award for her academic, extracurricular and personal achievements
throughout high school. Taylor Kinnin was awarded the Governor (FOFSBMT"DBEFNJD.FEBMGPSBDIJFWJOH an average of 97 per cent in her grade 11 and 12 classes. The achievements of Ryan Oldford also stood out, having logged nearly 500 hours of community service earning him the Ontario Lieutenant-Governor Community Volunteer Award.
“Celebrating the graduates’ achieve- ments in person was a memorable event for students, their families, and faculty,” said "OHFMB.D/BNFF QSJODJQBMPG4BJOU'SBO - DJT9BWJFS$BUIPMJD)JHI4DIPPMi8FXFSF honoured to have Prescott-Russell Trustee 4VF8JMTPO $BUIPMJD%JTUSJDU4DIPPM#PBSEPG Eastern Ontario director of education Laurie $PSSJHBO BOE.BZPS.BSJP;BOUIBEESFTT
JOSEPH COPPOLINO joseph.coppolino@eap.on.ca
The Falcons welcomed their newest cohort of graduates on June 27, cele- brating in person with friends and family in the Hammond high school’s gymnasium.
RDHS GRADS CELEBRATE THE END OF A CHAPTER
JOSEPH COPPOLINO joseph.coppolino@eap.on.ca
The 2022 graduating class of Rockland District High School (RDHS) received their diplomas in front of a full crowd consisting of family and friends. In total, 57 graduates crossed the stage to collect their honours and move their mortarboard tassels from right to left. Thirteen members of the Class of 2022 are OPX0OUBSJP4DIPMBST XIJDIJTBEJTUJODUJPO awarded to students with an average of 80 per cent or higher in six grade 12 classes. Almost half of these students made it on to the honour roll. Throughout the night, more than 25 awards and bursaries were handed out to the newly-graduated students. The most EJTUJOHVJTIFEPGXIJDIXFOUUP4FBO.D-FPE who earned the Governor General’s Acade- NJD.FEBMXJUIBHSBEVBUJOHBWFSBHFPWFS 90 per cent. 1SJODJQBM4UBDZ.D$SFBEZSFNBSLFEPO the many challenges the students faced UISPVHIUIF$07*%QBOEFNJD CVUi<UIFJS> resilience, courage and engagement brought <UIFN>UPUIFNBOZKPZTBOEQPTTJCJMJUJFT UIBUBXBZ<UIFN>JOGVUVSFZFBST
Sean McLeod, one of the 57 students in Rockland District High School’s graduating class of 2022, receives the Governor General’s Academic Medal from school principal Stacey McCready. - photo Joseph Coppolino
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