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Somerville High presents diplomas after officials certify Class of 2025
Summary
Somerville High School held its commencement June 20, 2025, where school officials certified that seniors met state and district graduation requirements and presented diplomas to the Class of 2025. Student speakers urged peers to keep learning and embrace future choices.
Somerville High School presented diplomas to the Class of 2025 on June 20, 2025, after a school official certified that the seniors met graduation requirements set by the State of New Jersey and the Somerville Board of Education.
The certification — delivered to Superintendent Labisco and Board President Kimmich — preceded the presentation of diplomas. Student speakers from the Somerville Academy of Liberal Arts and other school programs offered commencement addresses during the ceremony.
The certification statement read that the seniors "have met the graduation requirements as established by the state of New Jersey and the Somerville Board of Education and, therefore, are eligible to graduate on this twentieth day of June 2025." Following that statement, diplomas were presented and graduates turned their tassels.
Student speakers included Eva Symman, salutatorian of the Somerville Academy of Liberal Arts; Lizette Siman, Academy valedictorian; Kellen Vitale, class salutatorian; and Madeline Sennett, class valedictorian. Their remarks emphasized gratitude, perseverance and the impact of everyday choices. Kellen Vitale urged classmates to persist through setbacks, saying a person's character is shown by whether they "get back up every time that they do." Lizette Siman told classmates, "I'm going to be a teacher when I grow up," as she reflected on continuing to grow and change after high school. Madeline Sennett told graduates that "the choices that we make have the potential to create monumental impacts on our future."
The program included musical performances by the senior choir and a roll call of graduates. The ceremony closed after the formal presentation of diplomas and the traditional turning of the tassel.
The transcript supplied the certification language and the student speeches; the number of graduates and some program details were not specified in the transcript.
