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Welcome to YOUR page, Class of 2010

Caps and gowns. Pomp and Circumstance. Yearbooks, senior skip days and family celebrations. It's graduation season, and we here at ConcordMonitor.com are marking this auspicious occasion right here. Below you'll find stories and pictures from Monitor staff members, and a gallery of graduation photos submitted by readers like you.

If you'd like to contribute to the album, or submit a graduation announcement or other information, scroll down to the bottom of the page.

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For the Monitor

These are the top 10 seniors at Bishop Brady High School in Concord. Front Row: (left to right): Christopher Bahr, attending McGill University, Jonny Slocum, attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Daniel Mulcahey, attending Saint Lawrence University, Aaron Kesselman, attending Princeton University, Luke Ollila, atttending Trinity College. Back Row (left to right): Lauren Covalucci - Salutatorian of Class of 2010, attending Harvard University, Hannah Basset, attending Tufts University, Erin Spaulding, attending University of New Hampshire, Kathleen Stewart will attend the University of Rochester and Jocelyn Dorsey will attend Saint Anselm College. Stewart is valedictorian.
For the Monitor

Benjamin Zawacki of Weare graduated on May 7^th from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and a concentration in astrophysics. He was also named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester, and was awarded the 2010 Collegiate Individual Omnium Division I Road Cycling Championship title for the Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference. Ben was a 2006 graduate of John Stark Regional High School.
For the Monitor

Governor John Lynch, left, greets William Simonton, interim president of Hesser College. Lynch addressed 900 Hesser College graduates at the school’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 16. The ceremony included students from the school's Concord campus.
Photo by Max Brown / For the Monitor

Lakes Region Community College nursing graduate, Deana Cahoon of Meredith, gives a congratulations kiss to classmate Heather Roberts of Belmont. The women were preparing for a pinning ceremony in early May. Twenty-three graduates received their pins in the tradition of Florence Nightingale, a custom that began in the early 1900’s.
For the Monitor

PSU President Sara Jayne Steen presents diplomas to graduates at Plymouth State's Graduate Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 15. More than 330 students were awareded graduate degrees at the ceremony.
Photo by Max Brown / For the Monitor

Six people graduated from the Licensed Nursing Assistant program at Lakes Region Community College in May. Here they are before their graduation ceremony. Left to right are Andrea Verrill, of Laconial; Katherine True of Meredith; Tiela Otto of Laconia; Kimberly Madden, of Gilford; Brittany Hanson of Northfield; and Taylor Gilpatric of Plymouth.
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The Sant Bani School in Sanbornton sent us this picture of its graduating class.

Monitor graduation photos

Photo by John Tully / Monitor staff

Guests wait on a hill outside the Durgin Arena for the Hopkinton High School class of 2010 following the graduation ceremony on Friday June 18, 2010 at Hopkinton Fairgrounds. John Tully/ Monitor Staff Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »
Photo by John Tully / Monitor staff

Zak Jantzen, 18, left, attempts to catch a bubble that floated near Danielle Gonzales, 17, after it was created by Kaley Cook, 18, while waiting in line for the Hopkinton High School graduation ceremony Friday, June 18, 2010 in the Durgin Arena at Hopkinton Fairgrounds. Jantzen welcomed guests at the beginning of the ceremony by performing a song, reflecting on humorous times throughout grade school. John Tully/ Monitor Staff Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »
Photo by John Tully / Monitor staff

Zak Jantzen, 18, looks for his friends and family following the Hopkinton High School graduation ceremony Friday, June 18, 2010 in the Durgin Arena at Hopkinton Fairgrounds. Jantzen welcomed guests at the beginning of the ceremony by performing a song, reflecting on humorous times throughout grade school. John Tully/ Monitor Staff Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »
Photo by Katie Barnes / Monitor staff

Tenzin Dickinson, second from left, talks with her friend Melissa Devine, left, as the two nervously wait in the graduation line for Merrimack Valley High School's graduation ceremony in Concord on Saturday, June 12, 2010. Dickinson, born in India, came to New Hampshire from Nepal with her Aunt and Uncle when she was in fourth grade, in search of a better education. Katie Barnes/ Monitor Staff Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »
Photo by Katie Barnes / Monitor staff

Tenzin Dickinson gives one of her teachers a hug before participating in the Merrimack Valley High School graduation ceremony at Merrimack Valley in Concord on Saturday, June 12, 2010. Dickinson, born in India, came to New Hampshire from Nepal with her Aunt and Uncle when she was in fourth grade, in search of a better education. Katie Barnes/ Monitor Staff Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »
Photo by John Tully / Monitor staff

The shadows of Josiah Toce, 17, a junior, and girlfriend, Samantha Bartlett, 18, standing at left, a graduating senior, are cast on the wall of the stage as they embrace during the Presenation of Flowers at Belmont High School's graduation ceremony on Friday, June 11, 2010. The graduation was held at the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion. Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »
Photo by John Tully / Monitor staff

Timothy Gurshin, class of 2010 valedictorian at Belmont High School greets friends while making his way through the corwd to his parents following the graduation ceremony on Friday, June 11, 2010 at the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion. Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »
Photo by John Tully / Monitor staff

Jill Page-Dole, left, attaches a flower to her son's, Max Page, 18, shirt before the start of the Second Start graduation ceremony on Friday, June 4, 2010 at the West Congregational Church. (John Tully/Monitor staff) Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »
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Nahum Dimond III, second from left, sits with family including, his father, Nahum Dimond Jr., his uncle, Joe Locke, far right, and aunt, Sandy Locke during the Second Start graduation ceremony Friday, June 4, 2010 at the West Congregational Church. Seven students, including Dimond, received certificates and will receive their high school diplomas from Concord High School while others received their GEDs during the ceremony. (John Tully/Monitor staff) Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »
Photo by Steve Pfost / Monitor staff

Zachary Eskeland recently graduated from Keene State College in May. He is now facing the job market and after applying to about forty places around the New Hampshire area, has had no luck landing a job. Zach sits in his kitchen at his house in Bow, waiting for a pot of coffee to brew. (Steve Pfost/Monitor staff) Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »

News about the Class of 2010

Concord

'Our lives are dawning'

More than 400 seniors graduate from Concord High Growing up, Cote Laramie never thought he would attend a school like Harvard. The 17-year-old, who graduated yesterday from Concord High School, was born to a single mother and at age 4 went to live with his aunt. He and his family love one another, he said, but his… 0

June 20, 2010

Hopkinton

Pulling their weight

When Zakry Jantzen was tapped to speak at last night's Hopkinton High School graduation, he knew he wanted to spice things up. Usually the class president and valedictorian both get a speaking slot, but with Presidential Scholar Jillian Peters serving in both roles, it left room for something different. And that's… 0

June 19, 2010

Leaping into another world

At the end of an advanced studies program last year, Sarah Freeman-Woolpert listened intently as a student asked a college admissions expert about taking a year off before college. "I had never thought of it before. I'd never heard of anyone who did it," Freeman-Woolpert recalled. The admissions expert reacted positively to the question, and at that moment Freeman-Woolpert… 1

June 13, 2010

mERRIMACK vALLEY hIGH sCHOOL

Nepal to Andover

Salutatorian Shannon McNaught congratulated her fellow Merrimack Valley High graduates yesterday on reaching their next initiation - "the real world our parents keep talking about" - after traveling uniquely different paths. It's unlikely any graduate had a farther journey yesterday than Tenzin Dickinson… 0

June 13, 2010

Bow

Embracing life's audacity

When the competitive atmosphere within the halls of Bow High School drove Lori Zibel into depression as a junior, she wasn't sure what her future would hold. But at yesterday's graduation, she joined 152 other classmates, walking across the stage past gold and white balloons to accept her diploma as one of the school's student leaders. "I put a lot of pressure on… 0

June 13, 2010

Tilton

Oh, the places they'll go!

Six months ago, Hannah Bolstridge wasn't sure if she wanted to go to college after finishing high school. Maybe she'd take a gap year - travel, make some money. Her parents were leery; her father worried she might never go back to school if she took time off. She assured him she would, but held back on committing… 0

June 13, 2010

Newfound

Dive into the blue a la Indiana Jones

The 92 seniors of Newfound Regional High School's Class of 2010 received their diplomas yesterday amid a shower of advice for the future from teachers, classmates and district officials. "You are ready to embark on the exciting and frightening world of adulthood," Leslie Dion, chairwoman of the Newfound Area School District board, told the graduating seniors. She urged them to adopt… 0

June 13, 2010

Chasing dreams, on skis or in class

At Bishop Brady High School, students know Leslie Stratton as "the skier." Last night, Stratton was one of 111 seniors to graduate from the Concord Catholic high school, but for four years, she has stood out from her classmates. The 17-year-old only attended Bishop Brady for four months of the year, spending most of the winter at a ski academy in Waterville Valley. But… 0

June 12, 2010