Canton High Commencement Friday
CANTON -The 150th annual Commencement exercise for Canton High School will be held Friday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at Canton Memorial Stadium.
The Canton High School Band, under the direction of Ms. Brianna Haas, will play “Fanfare and Processional” as the candidates for graduation enter the stadium. This will be followed by the National Anthem.
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Mr. Leonard Barnard, President of the Board of Education, will present the welcome.
Academic awards will be presented to several graduating students by Mrs. Jane Lewis, Vice-President of the Board of Education. Student addresses will then be presented by the Valedictorian and Salutatorian.
Mr. Jay Valencia, Principal, will present the class of approximately 147 graduates as Mr. Leonard Barnard, President of the Board of Education, awards diplomas.
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Anna O’Brien, president of the Class of 2022, will lead the class in the symbolic changing of tassels and will make remarks on behalf of the graduates. This will be followed by a formal closing.
Tickets for reserved seating for the ceremony have been provided to each graduate in the center three sections of the stadium bleachers (marked X, Y and Z) for the graduates’ families. Additional seating is available in the remaining bleacher sections. Reserved handicapped seating is available by contacting Lisa Nesbitt, 309-647-1820. In case of inclement weather, the commencement ceremony will be held at Alice Ingersoll Gymnasium. Tickets for reserved seating for the ceremony have been provided to graduates’ families, and will insure seating at the gymnasium. People without tickets will not be admitted to Alice Ingersoll Gymnasium before 6:45 p.m.
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Persons are encouraged to drive down Fourth Avenue and park north of the stadium or in park district lots south and east of the stadium when arriving for the ceremony. Sufficient security and ushers will be available to provide adequate parking and seating.
Class of 2022 candidates for graduation are:
**Graduates as of May 6, 2022
Alfred Adami, Cynthia Adams, Ella Alexander, Isabella Alig, Harley Allen, Arissa Anderson, Austin Anderson, Hanna Anderson-Nuttall, Destiny Anthony, Mason Barrett, Lucas Bassotto Silveira, Christian Becker, Gavin Beeney, Melanie Behymer, Alyssa Bender, Aiden Bilbrey, Jacob Breese, Xander Breweur, Ashayla Brown, Lauren Brown, Alicia Bruketta, Trista Buskirk, Daniel Caveglia, Hailie Clark, Blake Cullen, James Davis,Rylee Demott, Adam Denning, Devlin Dennis, Abbigale DeRenzy, Kaiden Dickerson, Jocelyn Diers, Jersey Dilts, Ella Dixon, Ellie Downing, Kaitlyn Driskell, Avery Dry, Gavin Eddy, Caleb Ellis, Lexus Ellsworth, Alexis Empey, William Eskridge, Makenzie Ewalt, Jaydon Fleisch, Lucas Fontana, Emily Foster, John Freifeld, Trinity Friedrich, Joshua Fuller, Joseph Furgerson, Jack Gilmore, Maddox Graham, Ashley Groves, Catlynn Hackwith, Alex Haerle, Connor Hale, Ashton Hand, Eric Hedden, Andrew Hedges, Jacob Henderson, Jennifer Hernandez, Ashlie Herrin, Colton Hess, Ethan Hill, Miles Hinderliter, Allegra Hobbs, Samuel Hopping, Ian Howell, Alexander Johnson, Haley Jones, Jacob Jones, Luke Kaufmann, Isaac Keck, Saige Kenser, Alexis Knowles, Brennen Lawson, Emy Leffler, Michael Lindy, Adrianne Mahr, Rilea Marshall, Dylan Martin, Lily Martin, Mya Matusik, Jake Miller, Jocee Miller, Michael Moffitt, Lucas Money, Zachary Money, Joseph Murphy, Liam Murphy, Anna O Brien, Nicholas Oldfield, Aaron Olson, Emma Orwig, Addison Palmer, Madyson Passmore, Elijah Perkins, Zachary Pittaway, Turner Plumer, Addison Postin, Bryson Pribble, Tanner Putman, Trevor Putman, Sierra Rawson, Alexa Reavley, Trace Rhodes, Sierra Richards, LeeAnna Riddle, Aurora Ridley, Isabella Rivero, Keersten Sassman, Alexandria Schmidt, Jarrett Schneider, Sarah Scribner, McKenzie Shores, Blake Siglar, Owen Simmons, Alexander Sivertsen, Joel Skiles, Brady Smith, Dylan Smith, Kaitlin Smith, Trinity Smith, Cannon Sprout, Alexis Steck, Hannah Steck, Dale Surrells, Weston Swise, Tyler Tarvin, Kaytlynn Taylor, Sydney Theinert, Trapper VanMiddlesworth, Ryun Wallace, Ashlyn Ward, Audrey Ward, Kelsey Watson, Madison Weaver, Ayden Weis, Ella Wheeler, Connor Willcoxen, Caden Williams, Brionnah Williamson, Chase Williamson, Tyler Willis, Darren Woods, Alex Wroblewski, Ashlyn Zedric
This article originally appeared on Canton Daily Ledger: CHS will hold commencement Friday, May 13, 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium
