By Sofia Mercier

Student Writer

This spring, high school seniors across the country received their caps and diplomas, and the students in Medway High School’s Class of 2023 were no exception. 

June 4, 2023, was an unusually cold and rainy Sunday when MHS’s graduation exercises were held at Hanlon Field. The ceremony opened with the National Anthem sung by several members of the International Thespian Society, including Nina DeWitt and Joseph Gangitano. DeWitt will be taking a gap year working on a farm, and Gangitano will be heading to the University of Rhode Island. 

Following the Anthem, opening remarks and greetings were made by Class President Charles Ross, who is also the honor’s essayist and a member of the National Honors Society. He will be attending Boston College in the fall. 

Salutatorian Kathryn Gage delivered her salutatory address and will be a student at the University of Pittsburgh next school year. 

Valedictorian Destiny Ojukwu, who will be attending Yale University, said in her valedictory address that she wants her mother to know that “my success was her success too.” 

In a graduating class with 178 members, one student, Michael O’Neill, was honored with the Military Distinction, which was presented by the Honorable Richard Eustis. 

As the ceremony closed out, Medway Public Schools Superintendent Armand Pires and MHS Principal John Murray commented on the Class of 2023’s inspiring attitude just before 178 diplomas were handed out and 178 new graduates’ caps flew into the air.