'Phenomenal' Mustangs Gallop Toward Future

Senior class president Samuel Lewis summed up the C. Milton Wright Class of 2013 in one word: phenomenal.

Lewis drew laughs as he joked about classmates, teachers and shared experiences during his welcome speech at Tuesday's commencement ceremony.

"With our football team giving us some great Friday nights, and the actually won," Lewis said, joking.

He went on to wish well his fellow graduate Kaitlan Moynihan as she prepares to attend the U.S. Naval Academy and congratulated his classmates for the nearly $10 million in scholarships they received.

He urged his classmates to enjoy the next few days and weeks.

"It has been a pleasure, you da best," Lewis said to the Class of 2013.

Paul Burke, one of C. Milton Wright's two valedictorians, said he measures success differently. He said the first day of middle school, success was when your voice didn't crack.

He said high school changed the measurement yet again with challenging classes and experiences.

"It's up to you to make something of yourself," Burke said.

Co-valedictorian Mauricio Tassano sang the praises of C. Milton Wright expressing thanks for faculty and staff that "doesn't just teach, but inspires."

"You will always be a Mustang," Tassano told his classmates.