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New Hampstead High School awards diplomas, honors inspirational teacher at 2025 commencement
Summary
New Hampstead High School conferred diplomas on its 2025 graduating class. Salutatorian Kylie Yang urged graduates to pursue service; the senior class recognized teacher Danielle Luke with an Educate Chatham Foundation $1,000 inspirational-educator grant. District officials certified the graduates.
New Hampstead High School conferred diplomas on its graduating class of 2025 during a commencement ceremony at the school, where student speakers, awards and a district certification marked the event.
Salutatorian Kylie Yang urged her classmates to prioritize service in remarks that opened with a quotation attributed to Mahatma Gandhi: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others,” Yang said. Yang described volunteer work at the SCAD Tennis Fundraising Tournament and Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity as formative, and said such efforts shaped her belief that opportunity should be accessible to all.
The ceremony included a formal presentation of an annual senior‑class award. Kyle Redner, a member of the Educate Chatham Foundation board of directors, presented the senior‑selected “most inspirational educator” award to New Hampstead teacher Danielle Luke, accompanied by a $1,000 grant from the foundation. “We’re proud of each and every 1 of you. Educate Chatham Foundation exists to support teachers and students in their highest calling, leading students in excellence,” Redner said.
Principal Fultz and other administrators highlighted academic and extracurricular accomplishments among the graduates. According to remarks at the ceremony, the class included 24 superintendent award winners with GPAs of 95 or higher, 65 honor graduates with GPAs of 90 or higher, 68 students who completed graduation requirements in December and 59 juniors graduating a year early. The speakers also said more than 100 students had taken dual‑enrollment college courses while in high school.
Principal Fultz administered the traditional tassel turn and, on behalf of the Savannah‑Chatham County Board of Education and the state of Georgia, certified that the students present had completed the requirements for graduation. Names of graduates were read aloud and diplomas were presented during the ceremony.
The program also featured a color presentation by New Hampstead Air Force JROTC cadets and the playing of the national anthem. Student emcee Cody Huynh opened the ceremony and introduced speakers and honorees.
School and district officials did not announce additional formal actions or policy changes during the ceremony. The event concluded after the presentation of diplomas and customary closing remarks.
