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At the graduation ceremony, senior Bill Chan receives his diploma from Father Willie
Garcia-Tunon, SJ. The class of 2017 consisted of 179 seniors.

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Taking center stage, salutatorian Esteban Guio delivers his speech at the Keynote speaker Senator Marco Rubio addresses the crowd at Capping off the ceremony, valedictorian Sebastian Suarez reminds
beginning of the ceremony. Guio gave a recap of the accolades of the the Commencement Exercises. In his speech, he discussed the his peers that the book of their lives is still unwritten and waiting to
class of 2017, and finished by reminding his peers to keep dreaming. importance of mistakes, and the lessons everyone should learn from be filled with new experiences. “We create our own chapters in our
them. own books,” said Suarez.
The Rest is Still Unwritten
By: Dustin Duprey

In the blink of an eye, the excitement, the commencement After the handing out of
school year was over, and the class exercises for the class of 2017 diplomas, and the passing of the
of 2017 sat on stage at the James began at 7:30 p.m. with the class banner from the alumni
L. Knight Center waiting for their procession of students and faculty to association, valedictorian Sebastian
diplomas. It may have seemed that the tune of Pomp and Circumstance. Suarez delivered his speech.
just a few moments before, they Keynote speaker Senator Marco After the ceremony a banquet
had walked into the school for the Rubio took the podium first with was held at the same location that
first time, and faced the trials and a speech about learning how to included dinner, music, and dancing.
tribulations of middle and high lose and make mistakes in order to And just like that, the class of 2017
school. improve oneself. This was followed was off to begin a new chapter in
With both fear and by the class salutatorian’s speech. their lives.