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Chelsea High School celebrated the Class of 2020 during a commencement ceremony at the high school on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. More than 300 students were awarded diplomas. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Chelsea High School celebrated the Class of 2020 during a commencement ceremony at the high school on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. More than 300 students were awarded diplomas. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Chelsea High School celebrated the Class of 2020 during a commencement ceremony at the high school on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. More than 300 students were awarded diplomas. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Chelsea High School celebrated the Class of 2020 during a commencement ceremony at the high school on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. More than 300 students were awarded diplomas. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Chelsea High School celebrated the Class of 2020 during a commencement ceremony at the high school on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. More than 300 students were awarded diplomas. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Chelsea High School celebrated the Class of 2020 during a commencement ceremony at the high school on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. More than 300 students were awarded diplomas. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Chelsea High School celebrated the Class of 2020 during a commencement ceremony at the high school on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. More than 300 students were awarded diplomas. Photo by Erin Nelson.
Chelsea High School held their graduation at the school’s football stadium on Tuesday, June 2.
Due to social distancing restrictions, things were a bit different, but the seniors were able to have a mostly traditional ceremony nonetheless. The event was also live streamed online.
Senior class president Elliot Gage said the class was happy to have the opportunity to celebrate this moment in their lives.
“If I've learned anything, I'm incredibly blessed to have grown up with this remarkable group of people,” he said. “I will always remember our times here at Chelsea.”
Chelsea Mayor Tony Picklesimer addressed the graduates and said he appreciated the opportunity to do so. He thanked Principal Dr. Brandon Turner for working so diligently to make the event possible. He offered his congratulations to the graduates for a job well done, as they prepare themselves to step on to the next platform of their lives.
“This is not a pinnacle,” he said. “You haven't reached the top of the mountain, but rather you have now just earned the opportunity to begin to climb and have the opportunity to take yourself wherever you choose to go. I look forward to the successes you will experience and hope you will look back on this moment with pride, realizing what you've accomplished during the most difficult of times.”
Principal Turner thanked the unsung heroes for helping put this night together and making CHS a great place to be throughout the year.
“From the faculty and staff, board of education members and the central office, from the top down, these people do a phenomenal job,” Turner said.
Salutatorian Andrew Messier told his classmates that in this time of uncertainty, today is a day of celebration of their hard work and perseverance.
Valedictorian Yesenia Villanueva-Navarro said that though things may not always go the way they want them to, be willing to adapt.
“I hope COVID-19 has taught us all what is truly important,” she said. “I commend you for getting through this. With our perseverance and resilience, nothing can hold us back. I don't know what the future holds, but know we will get through it together."
LaTasha McMillian, Assistant Principal announced the graduates while Dr. Turner handed out the diplomas.
For more photos from the graduation, see our full gallery here.
The 2020 Graduates of Chelsea High School:
- Sydni Adams
- Zachary Adams
- William Adema Jr.
- Sara Ali
- Hunter Anderson
- Lora Anderson
- Tiarre Banks
- Alexander Baumann
- Brooklyn Bentley
- William Berryman
- Molly Betts
- Austin Black
- Madelyn Blackburn
- Grant Blankemeyer
- Benjamin Bliss
- Jacob Boyle
- Aiden Bradley
- Anna Brasfield
- Delaney Brasher
- Morgan Bright
- Jacob Brown
- Parker Brown
- David Bryan
- Abigail Bryars
- Christian Bullard
- Brooke Burback
- Rachel Burchfield
- Abigail Burley
- Lindsey Burt
- Bethany Byars
- Austin Callahan
- Alyson Carroll
- Teanna Cason
- Steven Castleberry Jr.
- Isabella Cavender
- Jacob Chamblee
- David Cheek
- Michael Chiofalo
- Katherine Clark
- Colby Clements
- Brodie Coolidge
- Abigail Craddock
- Meleah Craft
- Evan Crow
- Brooklyn Culwell
- Gavin Curren
- Sara Curren
- Daton Currie
- Madison Davis
- Morgan Davis
- Akayla DeRamus
- Philip Dison
- Sarah Doan
- Tram Doan
- Mya Dobbins
- Addison Draper
- Thomas Dunn
- Taylor Duzan
- Kennedy Edwards
- Jordyn Ellett
- Mallie Engel
- Ashlyn Eskridge
- Emma Evans
- Nolan Evans
- Regan Ferguson
- Emma Fields
- Dalton Formby
- Farrah Franks
- Carter Frederick
- Alexander Fritz
- James Frost
- Austn Frye
- Garrett Frye
- Kensley Fuller
- Tristen Fuller
- Elliot Gage
- Joseph Gage
- Justin Galloway
- Bradley Gardner
- Benjamin Garner
- LaDarius Gary
- Alfree Gbargaye
- Michael Gibbs
- Nathan Glidewell
- Jackson Goostree
- Allen Goss
- Jacob Graham
- John Graham
- Lauren Graham
- Riley Grant
- Mason Gray
- Christian Green
- Josie Green
- Walsh Green
- Dennis Guillen Ayala
- Jacob Gulledge
- Jaiden Habeishi
- Michael Haley
- Karrington Hall
- Jackson Hamilton
- Alison Hann
- Madison Harris
- Mary Harris
- Star’Daja Harris
- Kameron Harrison
- Ann Hartsfield
- Luke Haywood
- Logan Helms
- Caleb Hemphill
- Madison Herndon
- Harmonie Hill
- Teona Hill
- Cameron Hinson
- Baker Hix
- Davin Hoang
- Maggie Hodges
- Ingram Holt
- Seyed Hosseini
- Auren Hotchkiss
- Carolyn Hunter
- Dorothy Hunter
- Emily Hutchens
- Abigayle Hyche
- Sarah Hyde
- Hannah Ingle
- Kenley Irwin
- Maria Quintero
- Maxwell Johnsey
- Josie Johnson
- Maia Johnson
- Zachary Johnson
- Alec Jones
- Brent Jones
- Kayla Jones
- Alexa Kelson
- JeNathan Kennedy-Junious
- David Kerr
- Kinaji King
- Madison Knight
- Brooke Kuykendall
- Luke Lael
- Bryce Lambrecht
- Grant Lamb
- Emily Lamberson
- Wesley Lamberson
- Bryce Lambrecht
- Elizabeth Land
- Grant Lang
- Tsuki Larkins
- Jamie Lawson
- McKayla Lee
- Addie Lewis
- Chapman Lewis
- Cameron Lewis-Gunn
- Kailey Littleford
- Shelby Lovette
- Zane Manderson
- Maurice Marsh II
- Olivia Marshall
- Austin Martin
- Morgan McCarthy
- Matthew McCutchen
- Ian McDavid
- Harrison McGaha
- Ethan McGrady
- Alice McGregor
- James McGregor
- Justin McGregor
- Bailey McIntrye
- Mason McKeever
- Liam McLain
- Nicholas McNeill
- Andrew Messier
- David Meyers
- Nicole Michalik
- Daryelle Miller
- Brooklyn Mims
- Daley Mims
- James Mims
- Ivon Mondragon-Cayetano
- Robert Montgomery
- Caleb Moore
- Jett Moore
- Sarah Moore
- James Morgan
- Tiffany Morris
- Carmen Moseley
- Rebecca Mueller
- Louis Muriente-Gonzalez
- Daniel Musgrave
- Joshua Mynatt
- Kaitlyn Nail
- Conner Nauert
- Cooper Neal
- William Neighbors
- Kaelyn Nelson
- Quoc-Phong Ngo
- Jackson Nichols
- Meredith Norwood
- Gray Oldenburg
- Jordan Parker
- Charles Parkinson
- Yagna Patel
- Isabella Patterson
- Skylar Payne
- Dima Pederson
- Kayla Perez Enriquez
- Manuel Perez Zamora
- Daisy Perez
- Harrison Phillips
- Michael Pownall
- Madison Proctor
- Emily Pulmano
- Mary Pulmano
- Richard Rabenau IV
- Avery Rains
- Pressley Rains
- Pressley Rains
- Mario Ramirez
- Timothy Ransom
- Regan Rauch
- Itzel Madrid
- Alice Rebman
- Kaitlyn Reedy
- James Reid
- Gage Rhoden
- Karson Rich
- Melissa Ridgway
- Caleigh Rineck
- Oscar Rivera
- Caleb Robinson
- Sally Robinson
- Adianez Rodriguez-Gonzalez
- Kaylee Rogers
- Joseph Roll
- Thomas Root
- William Ross
- Alicia Rousseau
- Thomas Royster
- David Rushing
- Thomas Sams
- Kelsie Ruiz
- David Rushing
- Thomas Sams
- David Saner
- Kevin Santillan Mercado
- Victoria Schmer
- Pemika Sematat
- Dalton Shaddix
- John Shaw
- Bradey Shelnutt
- Joshua Sheppard
- Caleb Shinn
- Madison Shuttlesworth
- Erin Simpson
- Gianna Sirignano
- Sophie Skillern
- Elizabeth Slaughter
- Calann Smith
- Jordan Smith
- Mary Smith
- Kahterine Snead
- Zachary Steele
- Kaley Stephens
- Robert Stephenson
- Casey Stewart
- Jonathan Stewart
- Cody Suggs
- Ashley Swift
- Brittny Tadeo-Orozco
- Hayden Taylor
- Jordan Thomas
- Macie Thomas
- Makenzie Thomason
- Christina Thompson
- Kathryne Thompson
- Brycen Thornell
- Ryleigh Thornton
- Jacob Tierney
- Brianna Traffica
- Savannah Trout
- Anna Tubb
- Amelia Tucker
- Aaron Tyler
- Daniel Tyler
- Garrett Tyler
- Nicholas Ulderich
- Jose Valencia Castillo
- Madison VanHousen
- Gavin Vernon
- Ridley Vernon
- Yesenia Villaneuva-Navarro
- Matthew Waller
- Lindsay Walton
- Hannah Ware
- Maggie Weaver
- Meagan Weldon
- Chloe Wenzel
- Ava West
- William West
- Dakota Whitaker
- Alyssa Willbanks
- Richard Wilbanks Jr.
- Brady Wilder
- Anna Williams
- Sophie Williams
- Torilayna Winningham
- Edward Wise
- Savannah Wise
- Chynna Wren
- Rianna Yousif
- Taylor Zinda
