Harlem High grads step onto stage, into next stage

The 2015 Harlem High School graduating class took their diplomas Sunday like a baton into the next leg of their lives.

Rhonda Baker, superintendent of Harlem schools, spoke to the graduating class, their friends and family who were gathered in the gymnasium Sunday afternoon.

"Today is the first day of a world of opportunities for each of you," Baker said.

Brenden Johnson, the salutatorian, and Denton Cornell, the valedictorian, both spoke sentiments of their time through high school with their classmates.

Lyle Faulkinberry, the commencement speaker for the class of 2015, said in his speech that it was a great day to be a Harlem Wildcat.

"Everything changes after today," Faulkinberry said.

Mistakes will be made as the graduates move through life, Faulkinberry said.

"Take a chance," he said. "Don't sit or stay in your comfort zone."

A slideshow of the graduates was shown to those gathered, and the lives and personalities of each former student was showcased before they embarked on the next stage of their lives.

The 2015 graduating class is:

Tylanna R. Adams

Kylee Rose Azure

Diana R. Ball

John T. Bell

James Leo Chandler

Ticia Cliff

Tyler James Cochran

Denton A. Cornell

Starla Nicole Dugan

Katelyne Jai Goes Ahead Pretty

Teche Ereaux

Tristin Duane Gone

Teonna Bay Green

Deion Jamison Hammett

Shaylyn Hawley

Yancy T. Hawley

Raymond J. Helgeson

Brenden Carter Johnson

Tyla Jo Johnson

Erin LaMere

Alexa Ruth Long Knife

Ramon Mendivil Chavez

Marie LouAnne Morin

Chanda Skyy Sears

Deena Renee Skinner

Samantha Marie Snell

Cheyenne SuddenBrave

Frances Edward Taylor

Samantha A. Werk

Audena White Plume Wing