Almost 200 Sequoyah High School students crossed the stage Friday night to receive their diplomas and officially become graduates.
Sequoyah High School graduates shared hugs and took photos with friends and family after Friday's graduation ceremony.
Caps were tossed Friday night as Sequoyah High School's seniors officially became graduates.
The goal of high school is to reach graduation prepared for the next step in life.
That took place for Sequoyah High School’s seniors on Friday as the school held its annual graduation ceremony on the football field. Walking across the stage were 199 graduates, looking to what comes next for them.
“Their success is a testament to your efforts as parents,” Sequoyah Principal Debi Tipton said as she opened the ceremony. “We couldn’t do what we do without you.”
Tipton also credited the school’s teachers who she works with.
“I am honored to stand before them and couldn’t ask for a better faculty,” she said.
Senior President Maddison Atkins then addressed her fellow graduates, encouraging them to think about the mark they’re making on the world.
“I have a question, what is your legacy,” Atkins asked. “Is it a winning record, your best score on a test or nailing that solo? Or is it the impression you left others with when you are gone?”
Atkins encouraged her classmates to achieve their potential as they look to the next step of their lives.
“Each and every one of you has the opportunity to achieve the greatness you have inside of you,” she said. “Class of 2022, I encourage you to go on with your life, whatever that looks like for you, and do so with kindness and love. Whatever life throws at you, keep trying and keep fighting — that is your legacy.”
Atkins also thanked the teachers who helped the graduates reach this day and those who set them on the right path from an early age.
“Thank you teachers ... you have conveyed to us what it is truly like to care for others as you have cared for us these past four years,” she said.
She also thanked “parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles and guardians for pushing us to reach for the stars and for showing us that we can achieve anything we set our mind to.”
“You have been an impactful part of our legacy,” she added.
Several awards were also given out during the ceremony to teachers and members of the community.
The Sequoyah Salute award went to Stan Rice, who Tipton called a “strong, caring, compassionate role model.”
Brittany Lynn was also given the administration’s teacher of the year award. Tipton noted that choosing the English department head was “an easy decision.”
“She wears many hats around the school,” Tipton said. “She has a positive attitude and sees the best in all those around her.”
She also announced Brian Williamson as the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) teacher of the year.
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