Several dozen seniors received diplomas Saturday at Arlington Memorial High School's commencement exercises held in the high school gymnasium. Commencement speaker Michael Lampron, a 1990 graduate of AMHS and Chief Operating Officer of Imaging on Call, told Saturday's graduates he was a mediocre student in high school, and some questioned if he was even an average student. But after earning a degree in sports medicine and serving in the Air Force, he threw himself into his work.
He urged Arlington's graduates to find their own passion. "It doesn't matter
And he urged the graduates to "take advantage of every opportunity, no matter how small," and to "show up early, stay late, show enthusiasm." "If you don't, you will get fired with enthusiasm," Lampron said.
Valedictorian Heather Snow urged her classmates to recognize the importance of continuing to stimulate their minds and "questioning the powers that be." She thanked the graduates' parents for guidance and support, and their teachers for showing patience. And the taxpayers "who made it all possible and then some."
Snow said she and the other graduates are entering the world in an exciting era, with "hope and
"I see that same hope in the eyes of my classmates - the hunger to prove themselves," she said.
Salutatorian Matthew Belnap told his classmates to take a moment to remember their high school careers, both the good and the bad. He said the "character, drive and talent" in each of his fellow graduates brought them together as a class.
"No matter how spread out we are, we share the fact that we're graduates of Arlington," Belnap said.
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