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Tuesday, June 24, 2008GRADUATION 2008Message To CV-S Grads, Just Be Yourselves  SPRINGFIELDAfter a few seconds at the podium, commencement speaker Henry “Hank” Sheldon, a police officer active in the DARE program, took off his suit jacket and donned his son’s soccer sweatshirt and a CV-S baseball cap. “There, now am I more recognizable?” he asked as a ripple of laughter coursed through the Alice Busch Theater, where the Cherry Valley-Springfield Class of 2008 held its commencement Saturday, June 28. Sheldon told the audience he believes in young people, the community and the school. And he believes CV-S grads will always be rewarded. “Be brave, be honorable,” Sheldon advised them. “When you say you’re going to do something, do it.” Class president Weston Johnson said in introducing the speaker, “Hank captivates the thoughts of the school, the community, and always gives a cheerful hello.” Valedictorian Kaitlin Fox said, “To wish you are someone else is to waste the person you are.” And salutatorian Ashley Jacoby said, “Without your teammates, you will only be working against yourself.” The class advisers, Jordan and Melissa Jaquay, stood to bid farewell to the young people they had guided from the seventh grade through graduation. Jordan Jaquay quoted George Carlin - “If you don’t laugh at life, you aren’t really living it. Smile and laugh through all of life’s ups and downs.” His wife underscored his message, saying, “Just dance. Be open minded, be tolerant, don’t be afraid to look silly or to be laughed at. Be unique.” Bagpiper Robert Schafsteck played the recessional. As the class exited into the scorching sunshine, the temptation was too much for Scott VanDerKrake, who led a group of boys in cannon-balling into the pond out front.   CV-S Central School Class of 2008 CHERRY VALLEY – Here is the Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School Class of 2008: Lyla G. Abdallah Jennifer Lynn Bowen Anthony Franklin Brant Kendra Lynn Burst Audrianna Irene Butler Keegan R. Butts Jordan Alexander Carter Scott Ono Chiba Dylan Joshua Clements Desiree A. Cornelia Tylor Cornell Don P. Corns III Blaze Cayenne Cox Sebastian Daou Cody Wayne Duncan Michael Gordon Fassett Catherine Grace Fischer Janet Marie Fish Kaitlyn Ann Fox Steven G. French Scott H. Fullington Barry Charles Gaughan Jason R. Guernsey Braden Michael Hanlon Calvin B. Hardy Zqachary S. Hayes Nathaniel T. Herringshaw Kyle Thomas Hysack Ashley Nicole Jacoby Weston Walker Johnson Micholas Tivon Jordan Kyle Shane Kraham Laura Rebekah Kroon Richard Marvin Lantz Adrienne Elizabeth Mabie Jesse Jon Miller Tany Erin Montgomery Michelle Louise Natali John M. Odbert Zachary K. Pecenak Benjamin D. Prime Sabrina Marie Proctor Robert Kurt Schafsteck Lucas F. Sikkema Owen Michael Stenz Matthew Aaron Tracy Amanda Lynn VanBuren James Thomas VanDerKrake Scott Jeffrey VanDerKrake Joseph Frank Varone Jr. Emily Louise Vesely Savannah Marie Whiteman Devin Lee York Anthony Dewitt Young     Labels: Area Briefs, Cherry Valley-Springfield, Graduation GRADUATION 2008Failure, CCS Seniors Told, Just A Bump on The Road To Success  93% Of Class CollegeBound, McPhail Says Phil Pohl recalled his first day of school, 13 years ago, when he went to the school bus for the first time, armed with a Spiderman lunch box. “I was ready to face the world, for I was a kindergartener.” Sean Killian, another of Cooperstown Central School Class of 2008’s top four students, reflected on his classmates’ “back-pack phase... Full it was homework and stress; empty it was relief, fun or vacation. Our backpacks will no longer support us; our lives are getting fuller now.” Erin Sullivan noted they are entering “the suitcase phase of life... We’re all packing a bag of some sort. We have to decide what to take along with us. The suitcase is transition, apprehension and freedom.” Kaitlyn Breiten rounded out the group, posing the question, “What bag will you carry in life?” A briefcase, a satchel, a diaper bag? “Some can see things as they are, as say why? We can see things and say” – enthusiasm rising – “WHY NOT? So pack your bags and head into the future.” In her introductory remarks, Superintendent of Schools Mary Jo McPhail reported 93 percent of the Class of 2008 is going to college (with the help of $228,000 in Clark Foundation scholarships); 5 percent into “the world of work,” and 2 percent into the military. She spoke of their community service: working on Habitat for Humanity, donating school supplies to a mining community, helping to stock the Cooperstown Food Bank. Laura Resnick, class president, said she’s heard Cooperstown referred to as “sheltered. The hard task, for most of us, will be leaving.” She noted 49 students, about half the class, spent all 13 grades locally. While the class has been successful, “failure awaits us all as a stepping stone to greater success,” and she gave some examples. Henry Ford went bankrupt five times. A newspaper editor fired Walt Disney for “lack of talent.” She quoted Wayne Gretsky, “We miss 100 percent of the shots we never take.”   CCS CLASS OF 2008 COOPERSTOWN – Here is the Cooperstown Central School Class of 2008: Dante A. Alessi Alison T. Angerer Robert Alan Bauer Brock Michael Bell Jonathan S. Birch Aaron Michael Bogart Kaitlyn Hilary Breiten Donna M. Bronson Kyle Bronson Kristen Irving Busse Robert Albert Busse Sean William Clinton Tyler W. Combs Kaitlin S. Cring Michael J. Croft Emily Anne Dauchy Michael W. Davis Catherine Rose Donley Brittany R. Doroski David J. Douglas Karl J. Dykstra Peter J. Edmonds Justin P. Ellis Jamie Lee Feik James Douglas Fort Samantha Lynn Fox Veronica A. Garbera Benjamin E. Garcia Gregory M. Giovine Roseanne C. Grigoli Christopher M. Gulotta Arum T. Habercorn April Michelle Higgins Ryan M. Huggins Andrew P. Hughes Abigail E. Hull Ryan J. Jacobson Erika A. Johannesen Kenneth B. Kane Madison Taylor Kenyon Sarah Elizabeth Key Anna Marguerite Kieler Sean Michael Killian Silvia L. King Douglas H. Kline Katrin Klit Kronborg John D. LaDuke William Allen Landon Drew Cameron Lierheimer Kyle Spencer Mackie Gianna Lyn Marsala Robert A. Mayton Benjamin F. Miller Caitlin Marie Murphy William H. Nichols Joshua Potter Pearlman Claire Boutain Petroskey Mary Ellen Phillips Rachel Marie Pier Philip Michael Pohl Sharleen M. Pollock Marissa A. Pomarico- Maxson Jennifer R. Potrikus Daniel Murphy Poulette John Walker Rathbun Laura Suzanne Resnick Michael A. Rodriguez Andrea J. Rosen Sara A. Ruggiero Carolyn I. Schiavo Kelly L. Segit Terrell A. Silvera Rebecca Anne Smith Teanna Lee Smith Anna Grace Snell Quinn Edward Snyder Marcos Andre Soares Gregory S. Sorin Griffi n D. Soule Angela Marie St. John Katie M. Stilson Erin Elizabeth Sullivan Marissa Lynn Szwejbka Ian E. Taylor Thanatnicha Thanaboonrungroch Lillien Gendall Tillapaugh Luke John Tirrell Karolina Fanni Toth Lindsay Marie Valentine Jessica Lee Walrath Jonathan M. Weber Jennifer Ann Wehner Eli W. Weir Danielle White Jaclyn C. Wilson Lauren E. Zoltick Labels: Area Briefs, Cooperstown, Graduation GRADUATION 2008MCS Graduation Evokes Battle for Rights  MILFORDIn 2001, the case put Milford Central School in the middle of a U.S. Supreme Court debate: Should religious student groups be allowed to use a public-school classroom. That years-old controversy was again in the spotlight on Friday, June 27, when salutatorian Andrea Fournier, plaintiff in the suit, graduated with the Class of 2008. The case was mentioned in passing in Superintendent of Schools Peter N. Livshin’s introduction of “a uniquely different kind of class: strong academically, willing to fight for their beliefs, always a smile on their faces, and always something going on – even if you’re not sure what.” That brought down the house. In her remarks, however, Andrea chose to focus on the town she loves: “In the fight against cynicism, I am sure that I will be victorious, because I have something I hold in my pocket: A picture of my Milford.” But the evening brought highlights aplenty: • Manique Talaia-Murray, who gave the senior address, was moved to tears by the musical selection,” Dream Big,” performed by seniors’ siblings. • Valedictorian Morgan Robinson modestly declared, “I’m embarrassed so many have worked so much harder at so much more. I have no special talents; just able to pull things together better.” • The seniors’ parents sang, “Baby, You’re Never Alone.” At the culmination, they turned and blew kisses at the graduates. A slide show of all the seniors’ baby pictures followed. The flag in front of the school was at half-staff, honoring those who have died in Iraq.  MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL CLASS OF 2008 MILFORD – Here is the Milford Central School Class of 2008: Hannah Rose Ackerman Maria Louise Arnot Justin Bartrow Leela W. Brush Elizabeth Florence Burgher Brenna Elizabeth Campbell Travis Laurence Conroy Gabriela Via Reque Cortes Ross Devlin Morgan Elizabeth Dutcher Cheyenne E. Evans Nicholas Ryan Fisher Andrea Fournier Dominic Ambrose Green Logan A. Griffiths Sean Michael Huffstickler Mitchell Ryan Jahnke Joshua Mathew Johnson Drew Allen Jones Timothy Matthew Kessler Nickole Kilts Michael J. Krol Nicholas R. Lutz Richard Mann Kerry Anne O’Hara Samantha Irene Pick Chynna Christine Pitlock Samantha Lucille Prendergast Morgan Brittany Robinson Natasha Reyanne Roseboom Jackie Lee Rumple Michael T. Scanlon Samantha Leann Scanlon Rachel Julia Schultes Scott C. Seeley Brienna Lee Stiefel Manique Talaia-Murray Catherine Elizabeth Weigel Michelle E. Weigel Rebecca Ann Williams Anthony R. Winchester, Jr. Kathrine Marie Yerdon Labels: Area Briefs, Graduation, Milford
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