- June 16, 2024
-
-
Loading
Loading
Matanzas senior chorus members sing the class song, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Matanzas Principal Kristin Bozeman. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Photo by Jake Montgomery
Photo by Jake Montgomery
Photo by Jake Montgomery
Photo by Jake Montgomery
Photo by Jake Montgomery
Photo by Jake Montgomery
Carly Hyers receives her diploma. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Grant McMillan receives his diploma. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Photo by Jake Montgomery
Photo by Jake Montgomery
Matanzas graduating senior Alexa Wingfield performs the national anthem. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Matanzas senior class vice president Carly Hyers introduced the district's elementary and middle school principals. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Matanzas Student Government Association president Rilee Whitmore and senior class president Lexi Hixon share a speech to the graduating class. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Photo by Jake Montgomery
Finn Graifer gives a speech to the Matanzas class of 2024. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Samantha Simon addresses the Matanzas class of 2024. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Addisynn Perdue shares her experience to the Matanzas class of 2024. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Addisynne Perdue told her fellow Matanzas High School graduates to, "fight for what you believe in, break ceilings, engineer new paths and create the world you want to live in."
Perdue was one of several student speakers at the 2024 Matanzas graduation on May 22 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach.
Superintendent LaShakia Moore also spoke to the class.
Principal Kristin Bozeman noted that the graduates began their high school careers during the height of the pandemic. Many began high school as remote learners and some didn't come on campus until their sophomore year.
Yet as a class they accomplished and contributed a great deal, she said. They recorded a combined 16,745 community service hours. They belonged to over 30 clubs. Thirty-three Matanzas seniors received their associate degrees from Daytona State College at the same time as their high school diplomas.
Thirty-nine completed their requirements for the AICE Diploma, and 113 received one or more industry certifications through Matanzas' career technical education. There were 137 cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude honor graduates achieving a 3.75 weighted GPA of above.
Principal Bozeman recognized graduates who participated in the school's arts and athletics programs and those who will be joining the military. She also recognized the seniors' parents and Matanzas' faculty and staff. She gave special recognition to faculty and staff who are retiring, including Assistant Principal Fred Terry who has been with Flagler Schools since 1989.
Finally, she told the graduates to "make good choices, hold yourselves accountable and always strive for excellence."
