Big Sandy High School graduates 14 in Class of 2015

Big Sandy High School graduated 14 seniors Sunday in a ceremony held in the Big Sandy High School gymnasium.

Big Sandy Public Schools Superintendent Brad Moore greeted the graduates, students, family, friends and faculty before introducing Sean Bahnmiller and Eric Schwarzbach, who sang the song "Shenandoah."

Kyle Strutz, salutatorian, urged the graduates to think about their futures.

"Whatever you do, do it with passion," he said. "Once you start, don't look back."

Jacob Shuster, valedictorian, also spoke at the graduation ceremony, thanking the Big Sandy community for his upbringing.

"I'd be a totally different person if I lived anywhere else," he said.

Shuster gave advice to the graduates.

"Enjoy your time in high school and try to make it last," he said. "Graduation isn't the end. It's just the beginning."

Shuster plans to attend Montana Tech of the University of Montana to study engineering.

Graduates then watched a slideshow and gave out lilies before receiving their diplomas from Board of Trustees member Kurt Sturtz.

The 2015 graduating class is: T.J. Allderdice; Sean Paul Bahnmiller; Cody James Bailey; Nicholas James Carrell; Richard Wayne Cook III; Tristan Nathaniel Descharm; Abigail Tulip Gregory; Stephanie Michele Hale; Cheyenne Blaze Johnson; Josephine Louise Mead; Geno Valdez Menard; Jacob Jay Schuster; Kyle James Strutz, and Keith Colten Williams.