Dugway High School graduated all eight of its 2014 seniors during a ceremony last Wednesday.
The DHS class of 2014 has a special ability to look out for each other, said Dugway High School Principal Robin Nielson in an address during the graduation ceremony.
“I have watched them take care of each other to make sure no one was excluded, slow down when someone struggles and celebrate when there is success,” she said.
Additional speakers echoed the ceremony’s themes of mutual support and camaraderie.
“We have lived, laughed, fought, cried, and weathered the storms of life together,” said salutatorian Joshua Johnson.
Johnson went on to speak of the memories he had of time spent with his graduating class, citing shared experiences such as prom, dating, school dances, classes, sporting events and holidays.
“These memories and so much more mean so much to me,” he said. “I know that in some way or another they connect us. The memories we make and the people who got us here will never be forgotten.”
Class valedictorian Allie Wall congratulated her classmates on graduating from high school, an accomplishment she said she knew many had cleared “very high hurdles” to achieve.
“We are all on the brink of a new beginning,” she said. “Some of us know exactly what we want to do while others are on a more meandering road. Either way, I know we all share the same desire, determination, and motivation to go out into the world and make something of ourselves.”
Wall also spoke of the importance of peer support.
“I hope you have made some lifelong friends in high school,” she said. “I have learned more about life through the ups and downs with my peers than anywhere or from anyone else.”
In addition to the graduation speeches, graduate Lonnie Bear performed a Native American Grass Dance for the ceremony.
Dugway High School’s class of 2014:
Jenna Alexis Abene
Lonnie Alton Bear
Zoie Ahbreyana Grogan
Joshua Howard Johnson
Jay Dean Morgan
Cannon James Munn
Benjamin Orion Shepard
Allie Mariah Wall