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GRADUATION 2010 The Class of 2010, the 50th graduating class, joins the ranks of BMHS alumni.
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nder sunny skies, the 282 members of the Class of 2010 convened for one last time at their commencement on May 28. Though a couple of strong gusts during the ceremony threatened to blow a few caps off of the graduates’ heads, the wind could not begin to put a damper on the excitement among the seniors and their 2,500 friends and family members who had gathered to witness this momentous celebration. ABOVE: Members of the Class of 2010 celebrate after receiving their diplomas.
For many students in the class of 2010, graduation day was a long time coming, but for Bishop Montgomery High School, it was a day 50 years in the making. This special class of graduates secured a unique place in the Knights’ history books as BMHS’ 50th graduating class. To commemorate the occasion, graduates donned gold stoles over their black gowns. The stoles were inscribed with the school’s “M” logo and “Class of 2010.” At the conclusion of the ceremony, Principal Rosemary Libbon invited the graduates to present their stoles to people who had been meaningful in their lives- to give them as a gift of gratitude.
ABOVE: Leslie Salisbury ‘10 delivered the salutatory address at the 2010 Commencement.
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In addition to the 50thanniversary stoles, many students also wore honor cords, signifying the academic honors they were awarded after four years at Bishop Montgomery. For GPA honors, students wore blue, white or red cords to indicate their achievement of summa cum laude, magna cum laude or cum laude honors, respectively. Some students also donned gold cords to signify their membership in the California Scholarship Federation.
Around the necks of twelve students, Vice Principal Yvette Vigon ’87 hung large medals during the ceremony. Ten of the students-- Elizabeth Arevalo, Kevin Di Pasupil, Erika Holmbeck, Anthony Lubbers, Annette Martin, Edward McLaughlin, Viraj Panchal, Andrew Petersen, Teresa Puente, Leslie Salisbury, and, Stephanie Zamora-were honored as class valedictorians; one senior, Taryl Crabtree, was honored as class salutatorian; and, another student, Leslie Salisbury, received two medals signifying the rare honor of being selected as one of the class’ valedictorians and salutatorians.
Class of 2010 Valedictorians
Elizabeth Arevalo - Notre Dame Kevin Di Pasupil - UC Berkeley Erika Holmbeck - UCLA Anthony Lubbers - UC Berkeley Annette Martin - Carleton College (MN) Eddie McLaughlin - UCLA Viraj Panchal - USC Andrew Petersen - Loyola Marymount Teresa Puente - Notre Dame Leslie Salisbury - Washington University in Saint Louis Stephanie Zamora - Loyola Marymount These students, along with the rest of their classmates, will head to college this fall, joining freshman classes at schools including Tufts, Cornell, UCLA, Cal, University of Virginia, Boston College, and The United States Naval Academy. And, though some of these grads will travel across the country to begin a new chapter in their lives, and others will stay close to home, it is certain that all of the graduates in the Class of 2010 can always call Bishop Montgomery home.
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