WESTMINSTER — A brisk and beautiful evening set the stage for the Bellows Falls Union High School (BFUHS) Class of 2016 graduation ceremonies June 9. Sixty-seven members of the Class of 2016 received their diplomas.
As is tradition, the BFUHS band, led by Nicolas Pelton, and joined by incoming freshman band members, played Pomp and Circumstance as the Class of 2016 marched to their seats.
Senior class president Christian Terry, Salutatorians Elena Tansley, Trinna Larsen, Arianna Parris, and Nicole Murry, and Valedictorian Zachary Streeter, offered remarks to their fellow graduates.
Choral performances by the BFUHS chorus included the a cappella singing of the National Anthem. Principal Christopher Hodsden and School Board Chair David Clark handed diplomas to 67 seniors.
The class of 2016: Sabrina Faire Arend-Denko, Alberic James Ashe, Kennedy Taylor Austin, Julianna Renee Brown, Sophia Marie Cardini, Thomas John Carroll, Matthew Benjamin Chapin, Jacob Charles Chesley, Mikayla Anne Clarke, Reid Yates Coursen, Austin Taylor Covillion, Preston Scott Crawford, Alyssa Marie DeJesus, Dakota Shane Derby, Grace Cambell Dilley, Christopher James Doucet, Travis John Greenwood Douglass, Nathan Edward Fairbrother, JoAnn Shirley Fish, Brennan Robert Goldsmith, Alexander David Groenewold, Sean Michael Haley, Michael Bernard Hindes, Jr., Holly Marie Hoose-Prue, Hollie Marie Jackson, Marissa Pearle Jones, Quinn Arthur Lambert, Reaghan Jayde Lapinski, Trinna Tracy Larsen, Lucy Emma Lawlor, Averie Shea Lowe, James Joseph Magnuson, Sean Edward Malloy, Francesco Marengo, Danielle Lynette Marshall, Kaija Michelle Martin, Shania Ann Martin, Alexis Marie McAllister, Selena Leigh McCue, Christopher William McKeen, Dana Hunter Morey, Michelle Denise Morin, Nicole Alexandra Murray, Hanson Matheu Muzzey, Mason Fitzpatrick Muzzey, Cameron Robert Parker, Arianna Rose Parris, Katie Ann Lynn Powers, Kaitlynn Marie Pratt, Andrew Robert Rawling, Dakota Maxwell Reynolds, Jayce Lee Richards, Brittany Marie Ritchie, Hunter Shayne Sherrod, Saige Sarah Sherrod, Emily Ann Stoddard, Zachary Cole Streeter, Mikahla Muriel Benware Sudarsky, Bradley Wayne Tallent, Elena Clare Tansley, Nathaniel John Tarvit, Brandon Lee Tatro, Tyson James Taylor, Christian Jason Terry, Amber Lynn Thomas, Tyler Joseph Westney, and Cedar Rain Williams.