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VIDEO: Charlie Black Speaks at NHS Graduation

Northfield High school graduated 290 students on Sunday at Memorial Field.

Stay classy, kids.

Those were the words Theo Hofrenning had for his peers as he finished addressing the Class of 2012.

Along with Jasmine Barksdale, the two graduates shared memories and wished their peers well as they leftΒ Β Β for the last time.

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Teacher Charlie Black, who's retiring, gave the commencement address. Black, who nearly retired in 2007, thanked the students for what they meant to him, including helping him through his son's illness and subsequent death a year ago.

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