HMHS Class of 2013 Comes Together One Last Time

The Haddonfield Memorial High School Class of 2013 absorbed the pomp and circumstance for one final hurrah Thursday for its commencement ceremony.

It was marked with speeches about the character of the class and how they all eventually came together as individuals.

The commencement was held in the high school football stadium in front of about 1,000 family and friends.

Taylor Ng set the mood for the celebration in her Salutatory address by speaking about how her goals have changed over the years and how Haddonfield schools encouraged that change by motivating her to move out of her comfort zone. She told the crowd she was convinced she was going to play for the Philadelphia Phillies when she was playing Little League baseball in Haddonfield.

Instead, she learned the importance of competition and athletics and became the No.1 tennis player in the state and is now headed for an Ivy League education at Dartmouth.

It was a theme that repeated throughout the ceremony, with class President John Canuso, giving his best impression of President John F. Kennedy to the delight of the crowd, talked about the special quality and personalities of his classmates.