A special publication of the Brattleboro Reformer Thursday, June 27, 2024
Twin Valley Middle High School
Lincoln Hurley Moyra Killian Garrison KingMarissa KingsleyLucky Lucchesi Cody Magnant
River Myska Elijah Page Abigail PrattNicholas ReynoldsBrooklynn RussellGarrett Ryan
Michael StimpsonZachary Taylor Hailey Tine Noah Walker
Timothy ContakosGarrett CunninghamNoah DornburghHannah GouinBraden GraskeyKaitlyn Hartman
Leland & Gray Union High School
Townshend, VT
Jackson FillionSavanah FitzpatrickAmanda FontaineSamuel Frost Abriella HallockTrevor Hazelton
Jazmyn AlbaneseIsabelle (Izzy) AmedenOliver AndersenOlivia (Via) BellKody Bernier-RicePeyton Butynski
James (Seumas) Henderson Bartlett (Finch) Holmes Theo Kelloway
Logan Knapp Ava LeCours William O’Brien
Kianelise Peña Dylan Persson
Margaret (Maggie) Parker
Paul Persson Mary SandersonStephen Shine
Soob SoobitskyEnzo Squiers-RestinoNaomi Stacy
Matthew (Chip) Winkler
Hinsdale High School
Hinsdale, NH
Noah Oscar Demers
Julia Marisa Hammond
Raeanne Judd
Aubrey Renee LeDoyt
Nathan James Mathieu
Gabriella Anne Molin
Adeline Rose Nardolillo
Aleah Hazel Owen
Ely Tucker Saari-Rosa
Jordan Ryan Smith
Jayden Paul Swan Lilee Doreen Taylor
Gavin Williams Tischler
Hailey Lee Tripaldi
David George Austin III
Isaiah Michael Barker
Gabriel Nicholas Brown
Samarra Nykole Clark
Connor Daniel Clement
Parker Kristopher Cavanna
Annabelle Marie Crosby
Hunter James Dingman
Brayden Matthew Eastman
Greggory James Gleason
Brianna Nicole Hazelton
Christina Alicia Marie Nadeau
Brookelynn Reece Pagach
Matthew Stephen Rouleau
Kyler Matthew Saunders
Green Mountain Union High School
Kiela Boyer Grace Burns Arianna Call Chloe Carlisle Sage Chase Noah Cherubini
Cameron BamforthDelaney Bargfrede Kira Bate Semilli BlakeAbigail BlanchardAiden Blanchard
Grace Clark Angelina ColeJocelynn Crawford
Camdyn Curtis Forest Garvin Makiya Harkins
Brie Howe-LynchChristopher KellyAustin Kubisek
Aiden LaBargeEvan LagerstedtVivianne LanguerandKatherine LoseeLeda MalazarteFiamma Mantello
Riley Medina Liam Murphy Mathew Murphy Jason Oakes Tate Pellerin Hannah Rivet
Sommer RobitilleOliver StoddardCarissa Tucker-ReedGracie VanAkinKaren Quiroga VargasJoseph Vullo
Savanah WadeAbbigale WilliamsGrace Wright
Derek Bashaw Zosia Bowbliss
Cameron Corliss Riley Josselyn
Nichole Laporte Marlee Monroe
Fall Mountain Regional High School
Langdon, NH
Brandon Bator Aiden Belden Hunter Bell Tyler Benoit Luke Bowen Quinlyn Brodeur
Teya Bryan Kayla Burth Andrew Byrnes Jada Cannon Jameson Cass Cameron Clark
Jason Colburn Aubrey Conant
Richard CurtisTheadora CurtisJoshua DeVore Emma Duckett
Charlie DussaultJerakiah EmersonMorrigan Farnum Eric Franklin Aiden Frazier Ben Frithsen
Alexandra AdamsXavier AlvarezMadison Amsden Alani Andino Miguel AndradeMadison Barney
Ian Gould Gwen Gregory Jon Grenier Kailyn Guyotte Jacob HearneAbigayle Houghton
Baylen HutchingsRoland Irish V Emma Johnson Zachary King Maddox LaFoe Breana Lawlor
Luciano LeoneBethany LessardGabriel LivermoreAnastasia LloydBraydon Lockhart Jon Lowe
Nadia MalcolmPatrick ManningBryson MartinChristopher MasureGeorge McCallLeighton Menter
Kaitlyn Mercier Vix Miller Lola Minet Megan Moore Jade Nadeau Keltyn Nelson
Camden Fuller Travis Gay Kameron GibbsJosephine GilletteLeanne Gordon Logan Gore
Keelyn PedrazzaniCooper Pelow Cayleigh PeltonHolden Perron Arianna Poland Taylor Porter
Sierra Proper Kelly Ranta Daniela RathkeAddisyn RatnerCaitlin Reichert Violet Reida
Owen RiendeauMcKenzie RussellAndrew SargentMarissa SargentAva SchulenbergerLeigh Seavey
Phoebe Shriver Keira Simonds Ian Smith Isabella Smith Lienne SoohooTheodore Sotiropoulos
Murray SpauldingColton Stark Hunter StavrouCarmine SweeneyHayley SykesAidan Tacy-Rabideau
Quinn O’ConnorTaylor O’Hearn Bella Oliver Connor PageAndrew ParenteauAidan Parrott
Brattleboro Union High School
Brattleboro, VT
Kenneth Tyree Ayden WatrousShaleen WatsonOwen Waysville Evan West Sabrina West
Lindsey Westney Logan Wilbur Porter Willett Dakota WoodDominic-Gage WoodAnthony Zuverino
Troy Tenney Benjamin TetuCharlie ThibodeauOwen Thurston Donald Tucker Abby Turner
Simon Atkinson Russell Babb Abigail Barnes Achillis Barot Chloe Bell Thomas Bell
Jesse S. Ackerman-Hovis Miles T. Ackerman-Hovis Gavin Amezcua CarterDavid Amidon Jacob AmidonHaidyn Anderberg
Myles BeloveBenjamin Oliver BergDavid Berkson-HarveyLucas Betit Leonardo Bodett Tess Bogart
Tyler Bolduc
Madeline Ray Bozetarnik Georgia BristolChiasa S. Brooke James Burke Evan Bywater
Elliott Cancio-BelloLiliana Carignan Dante J. Carr Cindy Chen
Catherine L. Copperthite Cassandre Cornille
Destiny M. DukeMaya K. Eagle Aiden Elie Karson Elliott Jackson Emery Jett Emery
James Fagley Erika Favreau Ava Ferencz Bryanna FinnellCassandra L. FletcherAlly Foard
Cameron CruzWyatt CudworthGwendelin M. CusackAntuan DeLoriaAddison DeVault Olivia Dix
Quinlan ForchionMontana W. FrehseeElliana GaldamezJolie Glidden Macie Golding Eva Gould
Django Grace Emma Gragen Trevor H. GrayAlexandra GregoryGrace M. GrinoldSophia Hamm
Johnathon W. HaskinsOliver Herrick Morgan Higley Max Hill Tyson Howe Emmett Hoyer
Evelyn Kiehle Moyra Killian Nathan KimPriya Sky KitzmillerGreta Koenig AJ Kuusinen
Kailie Layla laFlamSacha LannAlora Rose LawyerMaxine LehnartzAra June LeitchDamon A. Loomis
Lincoln Hurley Thomas Hyde Kaidyn Jarvis
Gabriele Jeppesen-Belleci Amari Jordan Chloe Joyce
Caleb Lynch Samson Madow
Elise Mairesse Lily Sabina McGillionSam McVety Kyle Meggiolaro
Nyx Miller Sadie MillsWilliam D. Miskovich
Quinn NebelskiMallory Newton
Katherine Breyer Normandeau
Tucker MissaleKadence MooreJenifer E. Martinez
Skylar NuttingAutumn NuzmanZadie Olmstead
John Mosher Imani Namutebi Darby Navage
Z’Aira Pacheco-WrightKassidy PackardDorian Paquette
Kaitlyn Pattison Noah Perusse Bobby Petrie
Addie Cyrus SmithJorja Madelyn SmithLily Whelan Smith
Rosalie SmithAliza Jane SpenoKaylin Spooner River Stau er Kiera StockwellMichael Thibault
Annabelle ThiesLynx Tomolonis Jay Trundy Isabelle Tupper Kaylee Unruh
Ozmond Z. VanHendrick
Sean von RansonEben WagnerSophia R. Waitekus Dillyn Warner Blaize Weiss Rock Weiss
Ava RosenzweigDavidovits Alexa J. Rowell Wyatt Sargent
Fiona Carolyn ScottSander Scott Taylor Slade
Valentina PierguidiNathan Potter Caleb Powers Roberta Pucci Bela Pumiglia Andrea Ramirez
Nova RedgateGenevieve RedmondAudrey Renaud
Graduates Not Pictured:
Emilee Akley
Skyler Bellville
Bryce Benway
Isaac Bingham
Mae Brubaker
Vanessa Cannistraci
Daniel Thomas Carey
Nicholas Carnes
Francesca Cha ee
Julia Renee Ciccone
Thalia Contakos
Lucielle Corbin
Nathan DeMayo
William Drummey
Ayanna Lene Elcock
Ashley Fletcher
Lily A. Girard
Emmett Hoyer Koby Law
Wolf Moore
Jacob Paquette
Jahvonn Petrie
Gabe Raymond
Noah Simpkins
Kaya Sullivan
Edwin VanBoekhout
Marian WojcikJasper Stock WoliverMadison Wood
Ryan YoungElias Zamore-CohenZoey Zumbruski
Aiden RinkRhiannon M. RivardBrook Robles
Conner Joseph Bemis Kiahna Serenity Cray
Alexander Istvan Russell Clair Jaxon Paul ClarkEmma Ann Clayton Adam Edward Collier
Jesse William DarrellColby Peter DearbornKiana Rose DerbyKaylee Mae DesmaraisMorgan Dolan Aliya Lynn Farmer
Trenton Michael Fletcher Denine Haley French
Christian Michael Gates
Lexi Marie GibbsCurtis Anthony Green
Payton Claire Adams
Elizabeth Jean Anderson Gracie Marie AtwoodKevin BadorDominik Robert Bazin
Lucas Jamie Gregory
Bree KimHeeJin Beattie
Alexis Laurel Marie Keefe Stella King
Remington Andre LaCroix Ava Priscilla LaRoss
Ian Murray Jensen
Keronie Kem-Marie Jones Kaden Eduard Lashway
Jasper Orion Lawrence
Delaney Charlotte Lockerby
Leah Quinn LuebbertAustin John LymanDamien McAllister
James Robert Milbauer, IV Cole Moore Eric Ryan Morey
Camron Jon Moza ari
Jaxyn Hubert Lovell Alex Noyes
Natalie Grace Noyes
Sienna Isaiah Palmer-Guest Benjamin Michael Perry
Tela Mae Harty Riley Mae HaskellMoriah Ann Howarth
Rose Grace Penelope Isham Walker John James
Xavier Pike
Andrew Walker Edwards Wilbur
Sadie Maryn Scott
Emma Louise Thompson Katalina Shyne White
Caleb Matthew Shanks
Nidia Elizabeth Simonds Emma Ann SpauldingJacob Allen Stockman
Reghan Chastity Elizabeth Ryea
Hannah Ruth Terry
Savannah Lynn UnwinLilly Anne WareCamden Jon Wells
Kayden Michael Whalen
Angel Yadiel Rivera
Rebecca Lillian Young Robinson
Eryn Elizabeth Smidutz Ross Morgan Bryce Rumrill
DaneMulverhill
Kerrigan Ray Pearl Woodard
Pictured:
Hunter Barrett
Tyson Kenneth Riendeau
Vermont Academy
Azmar B. Abdullah, Cranston, RI
Nivel M. Afrika, Dpo, AE
Cole J.C. Allen, Chester, VT
William J. Anderson, Chester, VT
Ra aël E. Baldi, Utrecht, Netherlands
Bangaly Berete, Hartsdale, NY
Olivier Bergeron, Pierrefonds, Canada
Alexis M. Berrettini, Lake Blu , IL
Justin W. Betts, Brooklyn, NY
Sofia I. Bianconi, Bellows Falls, VT
Cooper P. Biederbeck, Essex Junction, VT
Maxwell A. Biondi, Cranston, RI
Bryce T. Boyd-Tucker, Keene, NH
Maria Dallana Byrne, Brookline, MA
Leran Chen, Shanghai, China
Jack M. Citera, Londonderry, VT
Cecilia M. Coldwell, Wilmette, IL
Librieonna R. Cooper, Randolph Center, VT
Delaney M. Cox, Spencer, MA
Grace P. Du y, Lake Clear, NY
Ellis W. Dunbar, Walpole, NH
Danny R. Francis, Pinehurst, NC
Jaden-Benjamin S. Frimpong, Bear, DE
Nathan Gagnon, Lac-Megantic, Canada
Yilai Gao Beijing, China
Gustavo F.S. Gonçalves, Viseu, Portugal
Eduardo Gutiérrez Ruano, Madrid, Spain
Lucas M. Ho man, Brookline, MA
Mathison M. Hole, Cohasset, MA
Diallo Dhani Ingraham Jr., Eleuthera, Bahamas
Zoe A. Jacobs, New York, NY
Jayden James, Jamaica, NY
Hazel W. Kekic, Chester, VT
Robert M. Knisley, Middleburg, VA
Rockingham, VT
Natálie Ku erová, Uhrineves, Czech Republic
Jonathan Amissah Jojo Kwapong, Middlebury, CT
Matthew S. Leaver, Norwell, MA
Darius C. Lopes, West Warwick, RI
Cody L. Marconi-Quinones, Duxbury, MA
Abigail C. Mellen, Rockport, MA
James S. Mikos, Seymour, CT
Mia J. Moore, Cherry Hill, NJ
Ethan J. Muenkel, West Chesterfield, NH
Dane P. Mulverhill, Vernon, VT
Chike C. Ndefo, Elmont, NY
Duong C. Nguyen, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Khiêm H. Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam
Elias I. Norton, Nantucket, MA
Patrick A. Pajcic, Grafton, VT
Sydney M. Palmiotto, Walpole, NH
Javier Pérez De Vargas, Madrid, Spain
Shane M. Prusak, Williamsburg, MA
Ricardo F. Putnam-Pouliot, White River Junction, VT
Georgia R. Rappaport, Pasadena, CA
Kiersten G.P. Rasmussen, Alexandria, VA
Joshua Reece, Trenton, NJ
Levi S. Rhaiem, Marlboro, VT
Joson Sanon, Fall River, MA
Dante Santangelo, Saint-Hubert, Canada
Reval Suleymanov, West Hollywood, CA
Rosita Man Yi Tong, Richmond Hill, Canada
Jayden E. Watkins, Elmont, NY
Carter M. West, Guilford, VT
Owen R. Willgos, Gloucester, Canada
Bowen Xiao, Chongqing, China
Mirko Zannoni, Rome, Italy
Mantas Zilys, Naperville, IL
Compass School
Photographed Left to Right:
Back row: Charlie Balcom, Jacob Campbell, Brendan Mathieu, Solan Homestead, Tristen Free, Keeshawn Tavares
Front row: Louie Vitale, Nova Stroble, Olivia Magliola, Ilsa Weinstein, GG Ballou
Popular graduation traditions
Graduation is steeped in tradition. Come the day of graduation, many grads-to-be might be focusing on receiving their diplomas and then celebrating after the ceremony. The hard work students put in a ords them every right to celebrate once they’re o cially anointed as new grads, but before the party begins it can be fun to reflect on the many traditions associated with graduation ceremonies.
CAP AND GOWN
Graduation ceremonies simply wouldn’t be the same without caps and gowns. The tradition is anything but new, as Columbia University notes caps and gowns have been linked to academia since the 12th century. Back then, students wore gowns and hoods to emulate the clergy who taught them, but also to stay warm. Many universities dressed their scholars in gowns from the 1700s onward. In 1786, one school, Brown
University, even mandated that degree candidates be clad in flowing robes and caps at commencement ceremonies. Though educators and students may no longer wear caps and gowns when attending class or around campus, the tradition of doing so at commencement ceremonies has endured.
TASSEL TURNING
The tradition of turning the tassel does not have the lengthy history of the cap and gown, dating back only decades rather than centuries. Graduates typically turn the tassels after everyone has received their degrees during the ceremony. The turn is symbolic of their transition from student to
graduate. Tassels start on the right for high school students and college undergraduates and are then turned to the left, while recipients of master’s degrees and doctorates keep their tassels on the left throughout the commencement ceremonies.
TOSSING CAPS IN THE AIR
The tossing of graduation caps in the air is believed to date back more than 100 years. Prior to 1912, graduates of the United States Naval Academy had to serve as midshipmen for two years before they were commissioned as o cers. As a result, they still needed their graduation caps. But beginning with the class of 1912, graduates were automatically commissioned as o cers, so they no
longer needed their hats. That led the graduates to throw them in the air, thus beginning one of the more fun and photo-worthy graduation traditions.
“POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE”
This tradition marked by the playing of “Pomp and Circumstance” is rooted in the work of William Shakespeare, which makes it seem like a perfect fit for graduation ceremonies. Sir Edward Elgar composed “Pomp and Circumstance” in 1901 and the title for the song was inspired by a line in the bard’s “Othello.” Elgar received an honorary degree from Yale University in 1905, and during that ceremony “Pomp and Circumstance” was played. The song apparently made a strong impression, as it soon began to be played at various commencement ceremonies, a tradition that continues today.
