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PHOTO: RSU 16 Adult Ed graduates included, from left, Kaylee Bradford, Montana Lobb, Evan Verrill, Acadia Arsenault and Eben Vye. They are among 12 who earned high school diplomas June 10. (Submitted photo)
MECHANIC FALLS – Twelve Regional School Unit 16 Adult Education students were honored at a cap and gown graduation ceremony on Friday, June 10, for meeting High School completion goals. Close to 50 friends and family gathered in the Elm Street School gymnasium as five of the graduates marched to “Pomp and Circumstance.”
Teacher Susan Lasselle credited graduates with the ability to rise above school or life situations that didn’t allow them to obtain a traditional high school diploma. She encouraged students to remember the lessons they have learned about themselves during their time in Adult Education, “because what you have learned about yourself is more important than anything you can learn in a book.”
Acadia Arsenault received the Academic Achievement award for her outstanding performance in multiple subject areas.
Before receiving their diplomas, graduates thanked family, friends, and even a former elementary school teacher, for supporting them in their educational journey by presenting them with a red rose. In closing, Director Jenny Rose encouraged graduates to use the momentum of their accomplishment to keep moving forward with self-improvement and learning.
“There are things most of us will never do or never even have a chance to do, but learning is something that we all have an opportunity for every day; it’s open to literally anyone,” Rose said.
The 2022 graduates are Acadia R. Arsenault, Kaylee M. Bradford, Elizabeth R. Childers, Tanner J. Jones, Montana M. Lobb, Ashley V. Niemi, Nicholas F. Ogden, Jaylen M. Stickney, Evan W. Verrill, Eben D. Vye, as well as two who preferred not to have their names made public.
RSU 16 includes Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland. For more information about Maine Adult Education visit maineadulted.org.
