190 seniors graduate Friday night from Nelson County High School
By JIM BROOKS
Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio
Saturday, June 7, 2014, 11:40 p.m. — Approximately 190 members of the Nelson County High School Class of 2014 entered the school gymnasium Friday evening as students and emerged an hour later as graduates.
The students filed into the gym to the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” performed by the school’s concert band, and were given a brief but hearty welcome by school board chairman Frank Hall. Principal Shelly Hendricks introduced the class’ honor graduates and explained the meaning of the cords and collars the honor graduates adorned their Cardinal Red graduation gowns.
Hendricks also introduced Class of 2014 Valedictorian Katrina Boone, whose took the stage to address her classmates.
Reflecting on her four years of high school, Boone told her fellow students to never let fear stop them from pursuing their dreams and goals. Fear can be an obstacle and keep you from new experiences and opportunities, she said.
Class of 2014 Valedictorian Katrina Boone advised her fellow graduates to never let fear deter them from pursuing their goals and dreams. Click to enlarge.
And when unexpected things happen to upset the best of plans, Boone quoted the advice of one of her NCHS teachers: “It will be OK.” She admitted doubts about the advice at the time, but over the course of the school year she realized her teacher was right. Boone told her fellow graduates to remember too, when things in life go wrong, “It will be OK.”
The future lies ahead of them as graduates, but don’t overlook the present, she said. “It’s called the present for a reason — it’s a gift,” she said. “You’re supposed to get it, open in, enjoy it. Don’t be afraid to enjoy what you have right now.
“Class of 2014, when you leave this building for the last time, be fearless.”
For the Nelson County Schools high schools, Friday was a busy night because for of Thomas Nelson High School’s first graduating senior class. The two graduation ceremonies were set two hours apart to allow students and family to attend both graduations.
NCHS seniors demonstrated their creativity and in this case, patriotism, by decorating their caps. Click to enlarge.
Both county high schools had separate Project Graduation events for their graduating seniors, offering food, fun and prizes as part of an all-night party planned and managed by teams of volunteers.
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