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BISD grads
reflect, look
ahead to life
after school
By CHELSEA KATZ
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`r ith the turning
of the tassels and
the throwing of
their caps, the seniors of
Bryan High School and
Rudder High School con-
cluded their high school
journeys during separate
ceremonies Saturday.
"I welcome you to new
adventures, and I welcome
you to the rest of your
life," Courtney Batiste, se-
nior class vice president at
Rudder High School, said
to open the noon gradua-
tion ceremony.
The students' four
years at Bryan's two tradi-
tional high schools can be
summed up in the memo-
ries and friendships they
take with them.
"Over the past four
years, each and every one
of us has made countless
memories, some we share
with the entire student
body and others reserved
for close friends," Rudder
High School valedictorian
Miguel Ochoa said. "Sadly,
the last of those memories
is being made today as we
prepare to say goodbye to
Rudder High School."
Before moving into the
main portion of the after-
noon ceremony, Rudder
Senior Class Secretary
Jordan Mitchell asked the
students and audience to
remember class of 2019
members Jessie Gonzalez
and Miguel Castaneda Ro-
driguez, who died in 2018
and 2019, respectively.
Both students were recog-
nized posthumously.
Above: Bryan High graduate Maya
Gutierrez gives a hug to assistant
superintendent Brian Merrell after
receiving her diploma at Reed
Arena on Saturday morning.
Right: Chris Daniels holds up his
diploma after receiving it from
Rudder High administrators at the
school's commencement ceremony
at Reed Arena on Saturday.
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As they look back on their
own memories from high
school, Ochoa asked the
345 graduates seated on the
floor of Reed Arena to think
of the people who helped
them get to graduation day,
taking the moment on stage
to thank his family mem-
bers, teachers and friends.
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