WATERTOWN — “Resilient,” “thoughtful” and “mature” are some of the words Watertown High School Principal Chad A. Fairchild used to describe this year’s graduating class.
The newest Watertown alumni walked across the stage Friday and received their high school diplomas.
“They’re the kind of young people you enjoy being around,” Mr. Fairchild said. “They make you very proud, they make us very proud, they make their community very proud.”
The Watertown City School District presented diplomas to 168 students. The evening began with a parade that culminated at the high school football field.
Toward the back of the turf, students got out of their vehicles and made their way onto the turf via a red carpet.
Graduate Emma L. Shoemaker said she was “pretty excited” and “mostly nervous,” about graduation.
“I’m not ready to ‘adult’ yet,” she said.
She is looking to become a photographer and will begin selling her photography online and apply to colleges.
Before graduating, Emma spent time in Atlanta for the SkillsUSA Photography challenge, after winning a New York competition. She returned Friday morning.
She became interested in photography after her father bought her first camera in ninth grade, which led to her taking visual communications through the Board of Cooperative Educational Services.
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