Smiles stretched across faces in the gym at Patton High School on Friday, May 30, as graduates accepted their high school diplomas.
A Patton High School graduate smiles as she walks off the stage at Friday night’s graduation ceremony.
The 168 graduates and were awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships.
“I ask that you remember that you oversee building the life you want,” said Patton Principal Gretchen Reiss in a letter to graduates. “Your choices every day define who you are and who you will become. Make the choices that will contribute to the structure of who and what you want to be in a meaningful way. Remember, you are the architects and construction workers of the life you want to build. You may not control all the construction material you have to build with but build you must.”
Students smile after their principal, Gretchen Reiss, shares a joke on stage at Patton High School graduation on May 30.
A Patton High School graduate smiles as he approaches the stage to accept his diploma Friday night.
Patton graduate Kate Clark speaks to the crowd at Patton High School’s graduation Friday night.
Students listen to a speaker during the Patton High School graduation ceremony Friday night.
Students standby while their classmates file into their seats at the beginning of the graduation ceremony Friday night at Patton High.
Students listen to one of the first speakers at Friday night’s Patton High School graduation ceremony.
Chrissy Murphy is a staff writer and can be reached at cmurphy@morganton.com or at 828-432-8941.
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A Patton High School graduate smiles as she walks off the stage at Friday night’s graduation ceremony.
Students smile after their principal, Gretchen Reiss, shares a joke on stage at Patton High School graduation on May 30.
A Patton High School graduate smiles as he approaches the stage to accept his diploma Friday night.
Patton graduate Kate Clark speaks to the crowd at Patton High School’s graduation Friday night.
Students listen to a speaker during the Patton High School graduation ceremony Friday night.
Students standby while their classmates file into their seats at the beginning of the graduation ceremony Friday night at Patton High.
Students listen to one of the first speakers at Friday night’s Patton High School graduation ceremony.
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