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front of a packed audienceAlyssa Tep-per lent her voice to
Carrie UnderwoodsTemporary Home, Ibrahim Gsibat pre-sented a poised
thank-you to those in theClaremont community who have providedhim
with a diverse upbringing, and AngelKu provided a humorous yet
sincere com-mentary on his high school experience.
Zaina Goggins provided a moving trib-ute, drawing laughs and
chills alike withher original spoken word, Who Knew.
Who knew that wed change fromwho we were to who we are or that
wepossessed the power to get this far? Zainarecited. We envisioned
caps, gowns, tis-sues and tears, a moment without regretand limits
or fears, so while our hearts re-mind us, while our minds tell us
thatchildhood is through, my heart tells methat these thoughts are
still untrue...highschool is just the start of our
incomprehen-sible journey.
Soon, these seniors will be making theirway to schools and
careers across thecountry, leaving Claremont behind, if only
physically. Eva Landsberg maintains hereducation at CHS is
coming along for theride as she travels to Yale University
thisfall. Eva will pursue a major in history andplans to pursue a
career in law.
CHS has prepared me extremelywell, Eva shared. As part of the
Interna-tional Baccalaureate program, I learnedhow to do research,
debate and speak withadults. Its helped me get ready for
whatsnext.
Friend Michaela Mosswho joinedEva and other pals in a sung
rendition ofthe Jewish prayer Hashkiveinuaddedthat her education at
CHS has gone be-yond the classroom. Through an electivephotography
class, Michaela had the op-
portunity to display her artwork through-out the community,
including an exhibit atSome Crust Bakery. While she has
appre-ciated the ability to develop her hobby,Michaela says its the
friendships she hasforged at CHS through extracurricular
ac-tivities that she will miss the most whenshe leaves Claremont
for Berkeley thisfall.
At Claremont, you can be a part of alldifferent groups, she
said. You arentlimited to just your own social group. Weare all
close.
The collaboration displayed Sundayproved that to be truein the
stomp-and-clap rhythm accompaniment classmatesprovided for
classmate Kristiane
Bizkarras a cappella performance, and inthe tears and hugs
shared by youngerclassmen and the graduating seniors afterthe
Chamber Choirs tribute to the Classof 2013.
While Eva, Michaela and friend JamieBorer admit the tears have
been flowingleading up to graduation, they lovinglyhold on to the
past 4 years of fond memo-ries as they take the next step forward.
Asclassmate Jahnavi Curlin reminded themduring her Baccalaureate
speech, its notthe destination but the joys of the journey.
Visit www.claremont-courier.com forpictures of yesterdays
graduation cere-mony, to be included in the Friday, June21 edition
of the COURIER.
Beth [email protected]
BACCALAUREATEcontinued from the previous page
Jahnavi Curlin delivers one of the sacred readings delivered by
students on Sunday during the 2013 Claremont High School
sBaccalaureate. A total of 7 students gave similar addresses that
reflected a wide range of religious backgrounds.
Members of theClass of 2013begin the pro-
cessional onSunday during
the CHS Bac-calaureateservice at
ClaremontUnited Church
of Christ. Grad-uation was
held yesterday,Thursday, June13 at 4 p.m. onthe CHS foot-
ball field.
Members of the Class of 2013 applaudone of their classmates
following a sa-cred reading on Sunday during Clare-mont High
Schools Baccalaureate. Theservice was held in the grand
mid-cen-tury modern sanctuary at ClaremontUnited Church of
Christ.
Visit www.claremont-courier.com for pho-
tos from yesterdays commencement.
