The threat of rain didn’t stop 287 seniors of Hopkinsville High School from graduating and celebrating Friday night at the Stadium of Champions.
Those graduates walked across the grass to get their diplomas with their heads held high as their families cheered and applauded, and Principal Dr. James Gunn says it has been an honor to watch them grow and learn, and start to become the adults they are while setting out on their paths towards the future.
Keynote speaker Hopkinsville Middle School Principal Nichole Poindexter cheered for the graduates’ successes, saying they have endured two years of school during a pandemic and she encouraged them to remember to laugh when they can, and not let things hardships take them down.
The Valedictorian for Hopkinsville High School this year is Preston Blaise Chaudoin and the Salutatorian was Grasen Givens. Maggie Goode was recognized for never missing a day of school from kindergarten through her senior year of school.
The school took some time to recognize graduates of honor—including the Top Ten Honor Students—those who have signed up to serve in the Armed Forces, and recognized multiple students who earned an ACT score of 28 or higher.