Mountain View held its high school graduation
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MOUNTAIN VIEW — As the MVHS graduating seniors marched in to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance, the noisy auditorium hushed with the first notes in honor of the students.
Prior to the students entering the auditorium, a big screen flashed with pictures of the seniors as they grew up and with a quote they held memorable. In addition, at the start of the ceremony, American Legion Post 36 presented the colors.
Kaylee Roitz congratulated her class as the ceremony started and said they “…had finally reached where they wanted to be…” She said the journey had included memories and laughter and the class “had grown up together…been there for each other.”
Jayda Kenison, salutatorian, talked about the “pressures and hard work…to get through to the future challenges” the class had competed to move on with their lives. She also talked about the words of Kolbe Bryant and what needed to be done in face of obstacles, which was putting “one foot in front of the other.” She added that the students “can becme the best of your self” and cited her mother Jess Moretti saying, “Remember you can do more things.
Wyatt Jensen, valedictorian, said the first thing the students needed to do was to thank their parents and families as they were the students biggest supporters. In addition, the students needed to thank their teachers and coaches. Although all of these made the students work hard, it built character. Perseverance was leaned through hard work. As to the future, Jensen said, “It is a new beginning and the class has all the potentials in the world.”
Don Thomas, a Bridger Valley native who was active in high school sports and returned to teach in Mountain View for 27 years, was the guest speaker. He noted this graduating class was in the first grade when he left Mountain View.
He said the ceremony was a celebration of young people. He told the graduates to “know your moms and dads are proud of you.” The graduates needed to be aware of the people who supported them on their journey to this point of their life.
Thomas said, “You are entering a new stage of live. You see students who are younger than you and can see how you have grown and matured.” He noted three of the students had earned UW Trustee scholarships and all the other awards. He finished by noting the students were, “Good kids, good people, that is what it is all about…The next step is to do the right thing.”
