Class of 2012 graduates from Manchester-Essex

By memo on June 6, 2012

Families and friends gathered on Friday, June 1^stat the High school field. The day was filled with emotion and celebration as the class of 2012 graduated.

: The Creighton bagpipers led the senior class down the pathway towards the high school field. The music brought emotions and sounds of bliss for all. Credit: Pat Hagar for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: Students of the graduating class walked down the sidewalk of Lincoln Street with smiles on their faces. They would soon file onto the field where they would sit down and the graduation process would begin. Credit: Pat Hagar for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: Teachers and Staff of Manchester – Essex wear their ceremonial gowns for the graduation. The hoods of the gowns indicate whether they went to school and the type and level of degree they hold. Credit: Lila Hughes for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: Juniors Liam Aldrich and Nicole Bradley lead the graduating class into their rightful positions. The ceremony is taken very seriously and is organized in such a manner. Credit: Pat Hagar for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: A group of seniors sing the National Anthem. This preceded the actual graduation. Credit: Lila Hughes for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: Assistant principal Paul Murphy starts the graduation by giving the first speech of the ceremony. Many other important figures would step up and give speeches to the graduating class. Credit: Lila Hughes for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: Superintendent Pamela Beaudoin follows up assistant principal Paul Murphy by giving a speech about success in life and what is to come for the graduating class. In her speech she quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson on his views of success. Credit: Lila Hughes for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: The graduating class looks onward at the important men and women delivering speeches at the graduation. These speeches help students look outward on their lives going into college. Credit: Pat Hagar for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: Class President and fellow senior Andrew Randall gives a speech that reflected his years at Manchester-Essex. Next year Randall will be attending the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. Credit: Pat Hagar for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: Seniors Bharti Paris, Katerina Eichenberger, Morgan Kennedy and class president Andrew Randall presented the class gift. The gift went to class advisors James Walliman and Elizabeth Edgerton. Credit: Pat Hagar for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: Senior Max Gove spoke to the graduating class and said his farewell. Gove spoke second to last because he was the Salutatorian or second highest graduate of the class. Credit: Pat Hagar for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: Last to speak was senior Melissa Moore, who gave an emotional farewell speech. Moore was given the academic title of valedictorian for being the highest ranked student in the graduating class. Credit: Pat Hagar for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: Students, parents and friends watched as Dan Koughan delivered his goodbye speech for the seniors. The speech involved many messages and included a prank in it as well. Credit: Lila Hughes for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

: Dan Koughan pranks English students including Lindsay Rose. The prank involved having Rose sit in a desk for the remainder of the speech. Credit: Lila Hughes for Manchester Essex Multimedia Online

photos by Lila Hughes photos by Pat Hagar

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