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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, May 31-June 2, 2017 A-11 The Park Record Continued From A-9 South Summit grads uncharted territory of adult life. For Logan Crandall, however, the next chapter doesn’t seem so uncertain. Addressing the crowd, he spoke about how he’s not afraid of failure -- the journey is what’s most important -- and how he intends to become a teacher thanks to the examples of those who taught him at South Summit. “We have all had teachers who inspired us and led us on our own paths in life,” he said. Crandall wasn’t the only graduate who had planned for the future. Fallon Richmond said she intends to go to Colorado Northwestern Community College to pursue a degree in agricultural business. She will miss the camaraderie of high school and the activities, but has been looking forward to graduating for a long time. “It’s different because we’ve never been this far before,” she said. “It’s a new experience, but it’s exciting and fun. I’m excited to see what happens.” Before marching onto the field for the ceremony, Kaylee Marchant said she was feeling similar excitement. “It’s pretty great,” she said. “I love it. I didn’t think it was Continued From A-10 Student exhibit Tagge’s Farm Box CSA Program Sign up today and receive a generous weekly supply of Tagge’s finest local fruits and vegetables. TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Members of the 2017 South Summit High School graduating class applaud after Superintendent Shad Sorenson recognized members of the faculty for their service and wished them well in their retirement during the school’s commencement ceremony May 25. actually here until today. It’s been a lot of hard work but I’m glad I did it. It’s gone by really fast and I sort of wish it had slowed down a little bit.” Amidst the excitement, though, was the realization for the graduates that they would no longer see their classmates every day. Marchant, for one, said that made graduation bittersweet, an emotion that was amplified by growing up in a small school district. “I literally know everyone here,” said Marchant, who will study business at Utah State University and wants to eventu- ally open her own greenhouse. “I could tell you all their names and who their family is and everything like that. I’m definitely going to miss them. At first, I was like, ‘Oh, I’m not going to miss any of these people.’ Now I’m looking at it like, ‘I’m never going to see them. I grew up with them.’ It’s going to be hard not being around them.” Added Kaden Atkinson, who plans to go to trade school and become an electrician: “It’s crazy to think about. I’m so used to seeing them every day.” Despite earning the recognition from the Leonardo, Greally said the project still isn’t complete. She envisions building several of the bicycles and installing them in places such as airports, physical therapy offices and other places people might want to exercise and cre- ate energy at the same time. “I think it’s very fun to be able to go onto the bicycle and know you are creating energy,” she said. “Every percent of battery you’re putting into your phone or your computer, you made it yourself. I think that’s just really cool.” South Summit High School, Class of 2017 Breakdown Data courtesy of South Summit School District Number of graduates: 91 Graduation rate: 97 percent Attend four-year college: 59.77 percent Attend two-year college: 14.94 percent Attend other school: 11.5 percent Join military: 1.15 percent Other plans: 12.64 percent Our 15 week CSA program begins on July 5th, 2017 and ends the week of October 15th, 2017. Check our website for the Farm Box plan that works for you! Visit us at the Lutheran Church location: 4051 N. Hwy.224, Park City www.Taggesfruit.com Coming together for culture PHOTO BY ERIN O’KEEFE Students gather onstage at the DeJoria Center in Kamas last week during the South Summit Dual Immersion Cultural Festival. South Summit students in grades one through five celebrated diversity by singing, dancing and sharing artwork from places like Puerto Rico, Peru and Mexico. We publish stories about what’s happening in the world of Summit County students & educators in every Wednesday edition. To contact Park Record’s Education Editor call 435-649-9014 |