Gathered before the ceremony are the class officers: (l to r) Emily Lowe, president; Jonathan Manousaridis, vice president; Emily Carens, secretary; and Samantha Mauro, treasurer.
Northborough/Southborough – Diplomas were presented to 346 graduates of the class of 2015 at a ceremony June 7 at Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS).
Speakers included Superintendent Christine Johnson; ARHS Principal Thomas Mead; Brian Mawson and Andrew McGowan, ARHS health and physical education teachers; Emily Lowe, class president; and essayist Paul Nardone. Instrumental music was provided by the Algonquin Regional Symphonic Band directed by Eric Vincent. Sixteen senior vocalists sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young” was performed by vocalists Julia Baker and Alexandra Maynard with guitarist Spencer Cardillo.
Photos/Ed Karvoski Jr.
Singing “The Star-Spangled banner” are (l to r) Elizabeth Waters, Lauren McGrail, Sarah O’Sullivan, Julia Baker, Spencer Cardillo and Sean Boullianne.John Gillespie and Sarah Angelico wait together for the ceremony to begin.Each side of the aisle gets a smile as Trevor Ryan and Sam Factor enter the gym.Class President Emily Lowe speaks to her classmates.Caitlin Sullivan and Matt Galligan enter the gym.Stephanie Wu is the salutatorian and Anushka Dasgupta is the valedictorian.(l to r) Brendan Forde, Jack Tzianabos and Evan Ribaudo sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”Essayist Paul Nardone speaks to his classmates.A classmate takes a photo of Lauren Reddington and Emily Crimmings.Sara Hutchins and Emily Carens get their photo taken by a friend.Kendyl Finelli and Eric Hart wait together for the ceremony to begin.Nargiz Rajai and Tatyana Dobay enter the gym.Sara Stasaitis and Trevor Fuce enter the gym.Jamie Swartwout and John Gillespie enter the gym.Garrett Scholl and Mihlan Fiore enter the gym.Alli Wrin and Sara Hutchins share a laugh.Sam Piotrowski and Sam Deans enter the gym.Julia Petrillo and Jack Danberg enter the gym.Dorian McMenamy and Baylee Burns each spot folks they know.Paul Luongo and Lucas Bautz enter the gym.
Posing for a photo for a friend are (l to r) David Wrin, Emily McAndrew and Ezrah Itkowsky.Gathered before the ceremony are (l to r) Keely Hanna, Paige O’Leary, Briana Cunningham and Emily Crimmings.Taking a selfie are (l to r) Bella Rino, Gina Sherman and Julia Sanclemente.