Week in Review, May 31 – June 6

Monday was Memorial Day, and a parade and ceremonies were held throughout Lexington Center, including wreath-layings at the cemeteries and war memorials. The parade weaved its way through town, then drew to a close at Battle Green where state Sen. Ken Donnelly spoke.

On Tuesday, the Lexington Farmers' Market celebrated the opening day of its season with a bell-ringing at 2 p.m. The skies opened up not long after, and the market closed briefly as a thunderstorm passed through town. To see a

For a slew of Lexington High School teams, this week brought news of post-season tournament seedings and playoff games. The girls' lacrosse team on Wednesday beat Westford Academy 19-10 to advance to the quarterfinals.

On Thursday, LHS's senior prom was held in Boston, but not before reporter Lily Barrett snapped 12 photos of the students at the high school before they left for the event. Several of the photos are also posted on the Lexington Patch fan page on Facebook – check them out and tag yourself if you're in them.

With graduation taking place this afternoon for the LHS class of 2010, Lexington Patch wanted to find out more about this year's two student speakers, Peter Saudek and Noha Ahmed. Both seniors reveal memories of their high school experience and what message they'll give their classmates at today's graduation ceremony.