Hanover High School distributes 169 diplomas at commencement
HANOVER – Michael DeMayo did triple duty at Friday's Hanover High School graduation.
He gave the salutatorian address. As the president of the Class of 2023, he also gave a welcoming speech and School Superintendent Matthew Ferron played a recording of DeMayo declaring no school due to snow, something that didn't get used until a 90-degree afternoon in June because the Hanover schools had no snow days this school year.
"We tried" to find a reason for the unscheduled day off, Ferron said.
DeMayo said two related qualities can make someone special: humility and kindness. By an act of kindness, you can change someone's life, he said.
Practicing these two qualities, "you have the power to be someone great, someone special."
He also thanked those who helped the 169 members of the class during their school years, from school staff to family and friends.
"We made countless memories," he said.
Class valedictorian Daniel Nguyen said the members of the class also made a lot of mistakes along the way. He said that is part of the natural process and something that will continue now that their high school years are over.
"Despite those failures, we've made a lot of accomplishments," Nguyen said.
Ferron said the town is "incredibly proud" of each member of the graduating class.
As they leave the school and their hometown behind, Ferron said, "I want each of you to chart your own course."
Principal Matthew Mattos reminded the audience that last year he hid a $100 bill under the seat of one graduate, which sent many class members scrambling to look under their chairs.
"Got you all," he said.
Mattos told the graduates as they write the next chapter of their lives, "don't be a copy, be an original."
The Class of 2023
Henry Adams, Maximus Aiello, Caroline Amancio, Emma Anctil, Noah Andrade, Matthew Arancio, Aria Arbia, Abigail Armstrong, Gina Burke, Evan Barber, Cameron Barron, Morena Basaly, Brian Bellerby, Devin Benjamin, Daniel Bevilacqua, Kaya Bianculli, Angel Bonilla, Alexander Boryczka, Anna Bramowska, Harrison Brewster, Cullen Burke, Samantha Burke.
Hayley Cabral, Daniel Cardenas, Christian Carlson, Owen Carolan, Brodie Carroll, Charlie Carroll, Mary Craven, Morgan Ceurvels, John Champagne, Joseph Clasby, Brianna Cole, Shane Coleman, Matthew Connerty, Makenzie Conward, Annika Corrick, Ryan Coutts, Maxwell Cunniff, Ava Curran, Joseph Curran, Olivia Curran, Connor Currie, Sydney Currie, Lauren Cusick.
Kelly Dailey, Hayden Daley, Shea Davenport, Meredith DeCoste, Paige DeCoste, Haralambos Delkouras, Michael DeMayo, Meghan DeRice, Mischa Devincent, Emily Dillion, Colin DiTullio, Jack Douglas, Ella Duff, Mary Elliott, Jacob Ellis.
Lucy Fader, Jake Faghan, Jillian Farrell, Owen Forrand, Matthew Fortuna, Ryan Freedman, Nicholas Freel, Jillian Fuller, Dylan Gaine, Griffin Gasdia, James Godin, Henry Gorbey, Gabrielle Guy, Evelyn Hallaren, Emma Hammett, Kylie Handrahan, Jonathan Hayes, Ella Heyl, Benjamin Hickey, Noah Hofeman, Andrew Holmes.
Patrick Jones, Ryan Jones, Caitlyn Jordan, Liam Joy, Ronan Kearney, Andrew Keegan, Colin Killgoar, Declan King, Abigail Kinzel, Jay LaFreniere, Caleb Lawrence, Anthony Leone, William Lewis, Benjamin Lines, Ashely Little, Sarah Long, Cassandra Lopes, Mary Lynch, Sarah Lynch, Cameron Lyons.
Sarah MacDonald, Anna Mahoney, Melissa Manning, Connor Mansfield, Sophia Marshall-Pelayo, Edward McCann, Cailyn McCarthy, Emma McInerney, Fiza Mehmood, Gina Megnosa, Catherine Migre, Liam Monahan, Joseph Montoya, Kristen Moran, Ellasyn Murphy, Kaleigh Murphy, Adel Mustafa-Rivera.
Daniel Nguyen, Mia Nofi, Peyton Noonan, Ethan Nosek, Brendan O'Neil, Jacob Openshaw, Luke Papkee, Owen Paul, Jake Pelish, Jake Peterson, Isabella Pineau, Madeleine Poirier, Rocco Pompeo, Mia Pongratz, Chase Puleo, Gianna Puzzangara, David Quinlan.
Sophie Rathgeber, Rachael Reynolds, Tyler Richards, Lexi Rondeau, Holly Rossi, Alexa Rowe, Isabella Rozo Cortes, Donovan Ryan, John Ryan, Dennis Sacco, Harper Seelye, Luke Segalla, Erin Shea, Kathryn Shields, Leyton Siew, Julia Sledziewski.
Amanda Tannuzzo, Daniel Tawa, Ava Toglia, MaryKate Vermette, Lilah Wheeler, Seth Willoughby, Brady Wilson, Alex Wood, Riley Worrall, Joseph Young.
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