Milton High School graduates 276, reminded to 'hold hope close to your hearts'

MILTON – "Seniors, this is your moment," Milton School Committee Chair Ada Rosmarin said to the Milton High School Class of 2022.

Rosmarin welcomed the class, friends and families to the Milton High School graduation ceremony on the school's field Sunday, June 5. She read poet Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb" and told graduating students that the Milton community sends their best wishes.

"Savor this moment and hold hope close to your hearts as you head out to take on the world and make it a better place," Rosmarin said.

Selected student speaker Angelina Colón's poetic speech recapped the 276 graduates' experiences, from learning over Zoom to the distance creating bonds between students.

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"We solved an equation that we didn't know how to do, so when you're feeling weak and weary remember the obstacles you moved, the negativity you overthrew, the motivation you tend to lose, the assignments that were past due. Through all the voices, chaos and commotion you held yourself up, fighting for something new," Colón said.

Her speech was met with a standing ovation.

Class President Liam Goodman reminisced about the class' high school experience, noting that members only had a year and a half of "real high school." Yet, they shared championships, musicals and disco nights. He applauded the class' kindness and inclusion and reminded the graduates to be proud of where they are.

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"It doesn't matter when you joined the Milton community, the second you became a Milton High student, you became family," Goodman said. "You will forever be a part of this Milton community."

Before awarding the diplomas, Principal Karen Cahill had parting words for the class. She said the graduates continued to persevere despite the time they lost and the disappointment they faced. Cahill described them as resilient, determined, inclusive and passionate.

"Whatever path you choose, I hope you know that you will always have a place here at Milton High School," Cahill said.

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Milton High School Class of 2022 

Guled Adam, Norah Affanato, Saed Altimash, Zaviah Andrade, Elle Anthony, Isabella Antunez, Daniel Appleman, Izabella Astrofsky, Amber Atkins, Camila Badia, Patrick Balerna, Camryn Balestra, William A. Bennett, William D. Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett, Nora Biagiotti, Kaitlin Blackburn, Hadley Blasdale, Sola Blue, Meckenzie Boylan, Alexandra Boylan, Julia Bradley, Tyler Bravo, Olivia Brennick, Gregory Brinn, Gabriella Brown, Aurora Büchau, Christopher Burns, Brendan Butler, Sergei Bylyshi, Bensly Byron.

Kevin Carberry, John Carew, Ryan Carlson, Williams Cayo, Kayvoune Charles, Daniel Chen, Favour Chukwu, Adams Civil, John Clancy, Sakyla Clarke, Jalyssa Coley, James Collins, Angelina Colón, Kaitlyn Conley, Gavin Conner, Ryan Conner, Robert Connolly, Fernando Correia, Jack Corson, Daniel Crosby, Kiera Crowley, Keenan Crowley, Lisandra Cruceta, Madison Crummey, Troy DaSilva, Rachel Davis, Grace deBenedictis, Ava DeLeo, Christopher DeLeonardis, Bella DeMarco, Sofika Demas, Declan Denish, Sophie Denish, Sydney Denish, Ryan Dexter, Brianna DiMaggio, Samuel DiSandro, Diana Do, Ethan Dobrindt, Gregory Domineau, Shea Donovan, Isabella Doten, Evans Dozier, Olivia Duggan, Diana Duran, Lucia Dwyer.

Keira Earner, Kathryn Eckardt, Jackson Elfer, Jordan Elliott, Brendan Ellis, Amina El-Tobgui, Kyle Erhabor, Colm Faherty, Eoin Faherty, Ciara Fahy, Brian Fay, Sean Filtzer, Ciara Fitzgerald, Brian Foley, Madison Ford, Christina Frederique, Taliah Gabriel, Eliot Gaff, Caroline Gannon, Darioush Ghazian, Caroline Ghelli, Nora Gibbons, Rose Gillooly, Delia Giovannucci, Sienna Giovannucci, Lila Glenn, Jordan Goddard-Brown, Liam Goodman, Gustave Greene, Janelle Greene, Bridget Greene, Lauren Grogan.

Sofia Harris, Isaiah Hassell, John Hegarty, Ciara Hensley, Michael Higgins, Ryan Higgins, Maxwell Hollingsworth-Hays, Michael Howard, Tucker Hurley, Princeton Iwuala, Na'Kailah Jean-Guillaume, James Jenkins Jr., Evan Johnson, Daragh Jordan, Emily Karimbakas, Daniel Keating, Ryan Kelley, Grace Kelly, Tyler Kennedy, Katherine Kiely, Mia Knight, Jordan Kooffreh, Anderson Korman, Sophia Labbe, Melissa LaBelle, Nicole Lacombe, Michael Laine, Joshua Lam, Jonathan Lamarre, Detrick Lane III, Shaina Lasoff, Liliana LaVita, Linsey Le, Tracy Le, Christopher Le, Maxwell Lenz, Thomas Lesser, Camden Levreault, Tatiana Lopes Alvarado, Nicolas Lorizio, Ian Lundeen, Ava Lynch, Alona Lynch, Michal Lyons.

Madison MacLean, Shenia Mahase, Benjamin Malisheski, Amaiah Manion, Sophia Manning, Caleb Marquez, Amari Marsman, Lauren Martin, Allen Martin, William Matejka, Benjamin McCormick, Mason McCullough, Hayley McDermott, Maeve McDonough, Mairaed McDougall, William McElroy, Thomas McGettrick, Caroline McHugh, Jack McKenna, Kevin McManus, Rori Middleton, Madeleine Miller, Jared Mitchell, Maxwell Mitchell, Jaron Montgomery, Lucy Moynagh, Mackenzie Mullaney, Isabel Murley, Donovan Murray, David Murtagh, Mary Mylod.

Lucas Navarro, Ella Neret, Trina Nguyen, Simon Nguyen, Maren Nixon, Anya O'Brien, Mary O'Connell, Declan O'Connor, Keenan O'Donnell, Marcus Ollivierre, Bradan O'Loughlin, Nina O'Loughlin, Nkechinyere Onyiriuka, Osaivbie Osifo, William Ouellet, Matthew Paquette, Cullen Pasquantonio, Lily Pathak, Alexander Paxhia, Tait Peloquin, Chloe Pelton, Jacob Pelton, Nicholas Pelton, Joseph Pender, Casie Peterson, Myles Phung, Sarah Pierre, Cameron Pina, Kai Poles, Roisin Queally, Lucas Quijano.

Anna Radley, Owen Radley, Abigail Raymond, Fiona Reilly, Estelle Renaud, Tala Rezk, Peter Rhee, Emory Ricciardi, Griffin Ritchie, Calidore Robinson, Esteven Rodriguez Grullon, Anna Rowley, Sophia Rowley, Aoife Ruth, Nia Sambrano, Zachary Sanoussi, Katherine Scannell, Brianna Seeto, John Sesay, Sajeela Shahid, Margaret Shen, Arianna Simpson, Aidan Skillin, Gabrielle Slate, Dimitri Sophinos, Thomas Stafford, Rachel Steinberg, Charlotte Sullivan, Christina Sullivan.

James Tobin, Christopher Pinnock, Andrew Tran, Alexandra Tuite, Jevon Turenne, Maksym Urkevic, Melanie Vargas Hernandez, Charles Vaughan, Jack Vaughan, Ginaldo Verdieu, Vuphong Vo, Jonathan Waldmann, Charles Walker, Luke Walker, Deirdre Walsh, Nora Walsh, Joseph Warren, Carly White, Gabriel Winkler, Elijah Woodley, Sebastian Wright, Joseph Young, Stella Yuan, Raphael Yunger, Chloe Zhong, Nicholas Scott, Dylan Lacombe, Emma Russell, Molly Bauer, Keanu Hiciano, Sa'nya Roache, Emily Walsh.

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