More than 600 local teenagers were handed their high school diplomas in separate commencement ceremonies at three Morgan Hill Unified School District high schools, as well as one local private school, by the end of last week.
District officials, school board trustees and school site faculty, along with families and friends of graduates, were on hand to share in the special moment for the graduating Class of 2018.
“As the parent of one of our high school graduates, I thought the graduation ceremony was a great culminating event to celebrate 13 years of hard work and achievement,” said school board vice president Mary Patterson. “For all of our high school seniors and their families and friends, the graduation ceremonies offered the right amount of celebration of the past and inspiration for the future.”
Live Oak High School’s 2018 class consisted of 221 graduates; Ann Sobrato High School had a graduating class of about 350; and Central High School’s graduating class numbered 45.
The Acorn co-valedictorians were Cera Huffman and Isaac Muniz, and the 2018 salutatorian was Ashley Cowell.
The Bulldog valedictorian was Tai Nguyen, and the 2018 co-salutatorians were Raymond Bui and Amanda Jackson.
Central’s Student of the Year was Vikash Jee.
Channing Bushman, Sammy Varma, Nicholas Wilson and Isabella Rickard all gave inspirational speeches at Oakwood School’s 10th graduation ceremony, which included 42 students.
