PROVO — Meridian School graduates were told they can honor the gifts they've been given by giving back to the school and to the community.
"You will be the real miracle out of which other miracles then grow," said Constance K. Lundberg Erickson, commencement speaker and a mother of one of the graduates.
Erickson said it's critical that graduates return and pass on their expertise and knowledge to upcoming classes.
She said they should respect and honor the sacrifices of others. "If you do, I promise you, you will change the world," she said,
Headmaster David Hennessey said the seniors have spent a year learning not only their academic subjects but learning to juggle and balance the demands in their lives.
He said there's as much skill involved in learning to appreciate what to do and when as in understanding tests and scores.
"It's too late to edit or rewrite your year's story but the story you tell from here should be a just and fair payment for the fantastic opportunities you've been given," he said.
Each graduate was lauded for perseverance and hard work. Several received special awards for excelling in their individual departments including Christine Swisher for Foreign Languages, Jonathan Ricks for math and Jonathan King for history.
Philip Erickson won in fine arts, James Barrett for science, Bryan Anderson for athletics and Christian Heftel for English. Woorim Choi won the exemplary service award.
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