Lake Orion High School celebrated the accomplishments of 525 students on Friday night, with their commencement ceremony at Meadowbrook Music Festival.
Student speakers at the event included Emily Rupp, Kyle Snage and Class President Sarah Brown. The Senior Chorus, under the direction of Deborah Fristad, and the school’s band also performed.
Retiring School Board President Leeann Bartley gave an address thanking the district, the students and staff at all of the community schools for their support over her nine years as president.
‘They just get bigger and bigger after this,? noted LOHS Principal Todd Dunckley, in reference to the size of the class. ‘We’ll be up in the 600s next year.?
The ceremony will be shown on ONTV (cable channel 10) starting this Sunday and running every Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m. through July 8. Copies are available by calling the studio at (248)693-3377.
Profiles of the Summa Cum Laude students appear inside this week’s issue and The Review will have a special ‘Graduation Section,? featuring all of the 2007 class, next week. Also in next week’s Review, find out about Leeann Bartley and her retirement after spending 12 years on the Lake Orion School Board.