Presiding over a group of students he called "some of the finest men and women on the planet," Windsor High School Principal Russell Sills beamed as he recounted the many accomplishments of the 2013 class during graduation ceremony Monday at the Bushnell Theater.
The class, he said, is one with 11 All-American athletes, one with more academic honor cords -- students receive cords for earning an A in on are or study throughout their high school career -- than any other class since the tradition began in 2006.
As he addressed the graduates, Sills could bot help but alter his speech so it echoed the sentiments expressed by Salutatorian Nicholas Chapman.
An avid cyclist, Chapman told his fellow graduates the receipt of their diplomas represents more than the end of their high school careers; it represents the removal of their training wheels.
"Training wheels prevent new riders from leaning too far to one side. Once the rider is comfortable balancing himself, they are removed. Up until this point, we have been rising with our figurative training wheels on," Chapman said.
"... The training wheels are coming off. Tonight, we ride out of the sheltered world of High School and into the real world."
298 Windsor High graduates rode into the real world Monday night.
The following is a list of this year's graduates.
• 2013 Valedictorian: Ellzabeth Lauri
• Salutatorian: Nicholas Chapman
• Class Scholar: Jeremy Jacobellis
Esteban Acevedo
Kate Ackerson
Ashley Acosta
Kekeli Afantchao
Sana Afzaal
William Alexander
Amanda Anderson
Nicole Bach
Eric Baez
Ivan Baez
Shavoy Banks
Tyler Bartee
Sydney Barnwell
Sommer Batchelor
Malik Beckford
Fabien Bell
Bianca Benjamin
Nicole Bilodeau
Jessica Bisson
Taylor Bisson
Mikael Bivans
Samantha Blake
Shaina Blamahsah
Kahlin Bolden
Kyron Bonner
James Bordonaro
Alexander Bowen
Ronnie Bowman
Trevaughn Braville
Tiffany Brown
Kevin Burke
Claude Butler
Alaya Campbell
Malik Campbell
Melissa Capo
Morissa Carter
Kyle Carucci
Brian Casasnovas
Marquise Caudill
Quinten Chambers
Amber Chapman
Nicholas Chapman
Dameon Charley
Jordan Chase
Hannah Cheney
Fatima Choudhury
Jorge Cintron
Brandon Clarke
Sarah Cleveland
Eric Cobb
Indigo Combs
Darnai Coombs
Castella Copeland
Anthony Craft
Allison Craig
Samuel Crisanti
Stephanie Cruz
Molly Curry
Azra Custovic
Ashlee Damato
William Danso Abeam
OShady Daron
Brandon Davis
Peta Gaye Davis
Applelonia Dawes
Evan Debevec McKenney
Marissa Dembkoski
Adam Desrosiers
Katherine Diehl
Devonte Dillion
Nicholas Dillon
Eugene Donaldson
Benjamin Doolittle
Rachel Dowgewicz
Jessica Drake
Michael Drunnamanio, Jr.
Daniel Dufault
Latisha Dunkley
Brian Eckman
Jonathan Edwards Blakely
Rebecca Elflein
Tiarrah Epps
Jean Camille Ersando
Casie Ferranti
Cristina Fisher-Clarke
Robert Fleeting
Allison Flores
Gabriel Flores
Landrew Flowers
Liam Foreman
Jaquon Fortson
Judaya Foster
Monica Frazier
Jeremy Fredette
Tylr Freeman
Richard Fullana
Katelynn Gagnon
Briauna Gallimore
Jacob Gawlak
Juan Geffrard
Justin Generous
Jared Giese
Jenna Gilbert
Marie Jeanne Paula Gilbuena
Amani Gill
Najha Goddard
Javar Goldburn
Kelsey Goumel
Sabrina Grant
India Graves
Marissa Greene
Khalil Griffith
Joshua Groschel
Kelsey Hammerman
Edward Harris
Jaquan Harrison
Laura Haspeslagh
Matthew Henry
Michelle Henry
Fernando Hernandez Marcano
Omar Honore
Terrell Huff
Alexis Izquierdo
Jeremy Jacobellis
Desean James
Samuel James
Tyler James
Kai Jenkins
Tyler Jennings Peczka
Andre Johnson
Casey Johnson
Cheyanne Johnson
Dasia Johnson
Davia Johnson
Tikuan Johnson
Trevon Johnson
Jasmine Johnson Giles
Aleesa Jones
Badruz Kalilou
Courtney Kearse
Haley Ketrinchek
Jonathan Kolakowski
Katherine Krakowski
Brittney Lambert
Imran Lambert
Sydney Lane
Whitney Lane
Elizabeth Lauri
Mariah Lebron
Daniel Lewis
Austin Liles
Evan Lollar
Alex Loomer
Sean Mackey
Brittnae Macklin
Toni Ann Malcolm
Edna Maldonado
Sabrina Marcelino
Miranda Marris
Ra layah Martin
Savannah Martin
Ashod May
Matthew Mazella
William McCaffrey
Adam McCann
Caitlin McDonald
Keneil McGregor
Tevin McKnight
Katie McLoughlin
Julio Mendoza Cristobaal
Aldia Mierez
Mariah Miles
Janae Miller
Lindsey Milliken
James Mitchell
DaQuanna Moore
Ryheime Moore
Tamla Morales
Ashley Morin
Chad-Michael Muirhead
Bernie Murillo
Montrelle Murphy
Michael Nadolny
Roland Nagy
Amanda Nembhard
Jay Nunes
Liam O'Donnell
Destiny Okeke
Kirstie Oldham
Cole Ormsby
Lance Ormsby
James Orzechowski
Melissa Orzechowski
Majda Oucha
Jaz OutlawMoore
Sydnee Over
Shyanne Palmer
Tahshem Paris
Briana Patterson
Corrine Patterson
Sherrod Peay
Quinby Pepin
Glorianne Perez
Nicolas Perez
Elisha Pertillar
Emily Pescik
Douglas Peters
Gwendolyn Peyton
Joshua Pickens
Johnathan Platt
Joshua Plummer
RoseAnnetta Powell
Arif Prabawa
Amanda Purdue
Riley Quinn
Ryan Rabbett
Sidney Ramkissoon
Rashad Ramsey
Jesse Ransom
Nicole Richardson
Jonathan Ridley
Rose Rivera
Naomi Robinson
Crystal Rodriguez
Evelyn Rodriguez
Kalli Roebelen
Dayanara Roman
Joshua Rosado
Marissa Rosner
Andrew Ross
Stafford Rowe
Jonathan Rush
Brianna Russell
Hongpakasith Saisomorn
Zianni Samuels
Sjaun Sanderson
Brian Sappleton
Natoya Satchell
Sierra Shemanskis
AndreaLijoy Shields
Carly Sirota
Allison Smith
Alyssa Smith
Christopher Smith
Dearjah Smith
Romario Smith
Sean Smith
Sashawn Soares
Jonathan Solis
Yordano Sosa
Randy Spence
Sherilyn Springer
Tre'von Stapleton
Shellyann Stewart
Evington Stobbs
Candace Stout
Molly Straut
David Strudwick
Richard Swain
Lebert Sweeney
Latina Tann
Aaron Taplin
Laressa Tessier
Toneita Thomas
Chloe Thompson
Mallori Thompson
Shannon Thompson
Terren Thompson
Isaiah Townsend
KadiAnn Townsend
Sid Christopher Traore
Joshua Trifari
Dominick Trout
Rahul Vachhani
Juan Vasquez
Amaryllis Vazquez
Valeria Vazquez
Ariel Vega
Todd Vernon
Erica Vinson
Jonathan Wade
Ashley Walsh
Kayleena Ward
Akin Warner
Malcolm Watts
Joshua Weirs
Kathleen Wenner
Trevaugh Whitehead
Brandi Wilder
Shinell Wilkins
Dennis Williams
Shanice Williams
Geliahay Williams McNeil
Brianna Wilson
Melissa Wolliston
Ronald Woodard
Zachary Zamora-Stackhouse
Sinjin Zazzaro
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