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Connect Academy awards diplomas to Class of 2025; Deputy Superintendent Mike Metcalfe delivers farewell remarks
Summary
Connect Academy held its Class of 2025 graduation ceremony where diplomas were awarded, student speakers reflected on resilience in virtual learning, and Dr. Mike Metcalfe, deputy superintendent of Moore County Schools, gave a retirement-era address.
Connect Academy held its Class of 2025 graduation ceremony in the school auditorium, where faculty presented diplomas and student speakers celebrated the class’s resilience and adaptability in virtual learning. Dr. Mike Metcalfe, deputy superintendent of Moore County Schools, delivered the ceremony’s keynote and spoke about changes in education over his 30-plus year career.
The ceremony highlighted students’ academic recognitions and postsecondary plans. Monica Wall Proud, valedictorian with a reported 4.45 GPA, said she will attend NC State University in the fall. The program also named a salutatorian (identified in the program as Alisa; last name not specified) and noted the school’s tradition of presenting a tree to the valedictorian and salutatorian to plant and watch grow alongside the graduates’ lives.
Why it matters: speakers and program staff framed the ceremony as recognition of academic milestones and of skills students…
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