As many people might have noticed, the school has been emptier for the past couple of weeks. After an agonizing month (or months) of senioritis, the class of 2015 graced our school with its presence for the last time on May 22^nd. More importantly, as of May 30^th, the ex-seniors moved on to the next stage of their life by officially graduating from Towson High.

Towson University’s gymnasium was a sea of maroon and white as the graduates proudly paraded out to “Pomp and Circumstance.” Although the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” may have accidently been skipped, the rest of the ceremony continued without any major problems. Principal Charlene DiMino launched in to her opening remarks, marking only her second time attending THS graduation. Then, valedictorian Eitan Borgnia, whose QPA was an astounding 5.9, began his riveting speech with a partially true story about an eagle snatching up his graduation speech that was blown away by the wind.

Senior class president Autumn Grant took a different approach with her dynamic speech, full of motivation and encouragement for the years to come. Of course, Superintendent Dr. Dallas Dance was also in attendance, giving his trademark speech about how “thoughts lead to words, words lead to actions, actions lead to habits, habits lead to character, and character leads to destiny.” Finally, the speeches ended with remarks from Mr. Lawrence E. Schmidt, a Towson High alumni from the Baltimore County Board of Education. Mr. Schmidt presented an interesting analogy, comparing the ingenuity of astronauts to ingenuity in everyday life.

Then it came time for the graduates to walk across the stage and receive their diplomas. Fortunately, besides a little slip-up with the order of the names, nothing too embarrassing happened. Graduation caps went flying in the air as the graduates celebrated the end of their high school life, while the band played the song “Crazy in Love” by Beyonce.

While the class of 2015 will be missed by all of Towson High, they are certain to succeed in the next stage of their life, whatever that might be.