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Middletown High honors Class of 2025; principal Carmela Cotter to retire
Summary
Middletown High School held its commencement for the Class of 2025, recognizing graduates for academic honors, career-readiness seals and scholarship offers; Principal Carmela Cotter was acknowledged as retiring after more than three decades in the district.
MIDDLETOWN — Middletown High School on Saturday celebrated its Class of 2025, honoring graduates who earned college credits, career-readiness credentials and more than $2.2 million in scholarship and university offers, while Principal Carmela Cotter was publicly acknowledged as retiring after more than 34 years in the district.
The ceremony, held at Middletown High School, featured remarks from Superintendent Deborah Hauser and student speakers Gianna Bligeon, Sarah Daniels, Jack Allen and Kenneth Green. Hauser congratulated graduates and praised Cotter’s long service, and multiple students reflected on the school’s PRIDE values: performance, respect, integrity, determination and effort.
Why it matters: The ceremony highlighted local K–12 pathways that combine high school and college coursework and career training. Officials noted that 15 graduates completed associate degree work, the second cohort finished the two‑year Early College Academy…
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