Posen graduates honored Friday
An even two dozen walked out of Posen High School following the commencement ceremonies Friday night and into a new phase of their lives. Young adulthood can be traumatic for many, but Posen has prepared its graduates well, and most already have made plans to attend institutes of higher learning in the fall.
Eleven of the small graduating class did so with honor and special awards attached to their names. Salutatorian Christie Klein paid tribute to retiring teachers Martin Marvar and Kathleen Hogan. Klein told her fellow graduates, ?It was our year…our year to shine and show everyone out there just what we can do.? Klein thanked parents, teachers, school administrators, family, and friends, saying, ?Thank you, you have made this night possible for us.?
Klein said the people from Posen High School have left their mark on her life and would always be remembered. ?Graduation is the time to grow up and move on in life. The knowledge I?ve attained and the experiences I have made…I will take with me wherever I may go.?
VALEDICTORIAN Charles Kroll addressed his fellow grads saying, ?Thirteen years of school are over just to get a little red book…but that fancy piece of paper means a lot.? Kroll told those awaiting that special moment to think of the diploma as a key that would open many doors in the future and as a remembrance of the good times at Posen High School. Kroll asked those present to pay tribute to retiring English teachers Marvar and Hogan, saying PHS would be changed forever.
He paid tribute to the teachers, saying, ?You gave us a hassle, but you were preparing us for the real world.? To the parents, Kroll said, ?Thanks for believing in us and for your support.? To his fellow grads, he told them that the end of high school is the beginning of the rest of their lives…and added, ?Look out because we are the youth of the nation!? A vocal duet, ?Landslide,? was performed by Klein and Rebecca Nefske, before Principal Cliff Kelly introduced school board president Ken Pawelek who awarded the Class of 2003 their diplomas.
Superintendent Dennis Stratton added a few parting remarks to th
STRATTON SAID, ?The best in life is yet to come; it takes commitment, pride, enthusiasm, responsibility, and attitude. You do not know what your parents have in their hearts ? you?ve been spared that until you have children of your own. ?The road to success is not straight…there are curves,? Stratton added.
The class colors were red and white, and the flower a red-tipped white rose to go with the class song ?In This Diary,? by The Ataris.
To the recessional strains played by the combined junior and senior high bands under the direction of Lisa Cook, the Class of 2003 marched out of the gym and into the world.