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Big Horn High School Graduation held Friday.
The Big Horn High School Graduation, held on May 26, was held in front of a gym full of parents and well-wishers.
The Star Spangled Banner was sung by Sofia Deluca, and Principal Al Sparkman gave the welcome address.
Class motto was a quote from Mark Twain, “All You Need in This Life is Ignorance and Confidence, and Then Success is Sure.”
The class flower was a White Dahlia, and during the recognition of the parents segment, each graduate presented a flower to their parents. The class song was “I Lived” by One Republic, and class colors were white, gold and maroon.
The charge to the junior class was presented to Emma Prior by Lauren Smith, and a slide show of the students was presented on a large screen in the gym during the ceremony. The BHHS choir same “You Raise Me Up.” Lauren Smith talked about the legacy project, which for 2023 is a Big Horn School spirit flag.
Hannah Zent and Cade Baker gave the student addresses, and Kirk McLaughlin gave the commencement address.
Zent had this advice for her fellow graduates.
Baker, who has attended Big Horn School since kindergarten, started his talk with a personal story about what Big Horn School is. He talked about a parent-teacher conference when he was in third grade, his parents came home and, after saying nice things about his brother, they turned to Cade and said, “Yours was mostly good,”
He wondered what he had done as he said his grades were pretty good, but he added that his teachers told his parents:
Commencement speaker Big Horn Coach Kirk McLaughlin told the graduates,
Many of the graduates, including Baker, had been together at Big Horn School since kindergarten, attending the school for all 13 years of their secondary education.
Two of the graduates, Tiris Broad and Avery Rader, earned both their high school diploma and an associate’s degree from Sheridan College as well.
Tassels were moved and mortarboards tossed in the air, signifying the step from high school to the military, work or higher education.
