Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long was the commencement speaker for the 90 students who graduated in the Class of 2019, the first class to attend all four years at the charter high school in Clayton.
First State Military Academy (FSMA) graduated its first four-year class of students Friday, May 31 in a ceremony at the Clayton campus.
Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long was the commencement speaker for the 90 students who graduated in the Class of 2019.
Kade Evans was the valedictorian for the class, while Brice Taylor was the salutatorian.
The Class of 2019 is the first class to attend all four years of high school at FSMA. The school opened to students in August 2015.
Hall-Long encouraged the graduates to find their passion now that they had graduated.
"Because if you are doing your passion, if you are doing what you want to do, it will never ever, be work," she said.
Hall-Long challenged the graduates to "risk more than is safe, care more than people think is wise, dream more than anyone thinks is practical and expect more of yourselves than anyone thinks possible."
The Class of 2019 includes 68 percent who are pursuing post-secondary education, 28 percent who are joining the military and four percent entering the work force.
In addition to graduates entering post-secondary education in Delaware, the FSMA Class of 2019 graduates will be enrolled in studies in Maryland, Georgia, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
The FSMA Class of 2019 received over $1 million in scholarships, including Army ROTC scholarships and University of Delaware Presidential Scholarships.
CLASS OF 2019 GRADUATES
Abbott, Wesley
Annis, Felicity Taylar
Apostolico, Dante
Ashford, Jamaine Ivan
Bailey, Zachary Ryan
Barrera, Nashawn Diamere
Barry, Joshua Eli
Black, Vivica
Boesenberg, Andrew William
Boesenberg, Matthew Joseph
Caesar, Jarron Julius
Carroll, Kaitlyn
Chafardon, Nicholas Anthony
Chesley, Jordan E
Collins, Caroline
Cook, Scott W
Coon, Edward James
Davis, Levi Thomas
Davis, Robert Alexander
Dean, Rahina Grace
DePina, Davide
Durham, Jonathan Alan
Dusseau, Madison Grace
Escudero, Constanza Alexandra
Evans, Kade Eric
Foskey, Blaise Killian-Tod
Garvin, Davion
Gavilanes, Gabriela
Graden, Devin Storm
Hainsworth, Michael Christopher
Hamby, Paul Christopher
Hammerstrom, Alexander O'Brien
Harris, Dominique
Harris, Myael Azair
Hayslett, Kevon Maurice
Henry, John Allan
Hill, Mason Bryce
Hollandsworth, Rebecca Sue
Hoyle, Ethan Scott
Jenkins, Justin Douglas
Jester, James Allen
Jester, Jonathan Patrick
Jiang, Ethan Nguyen
Larish, Autumn Leigh
Lawrence, Riley
Lofland, Zion Eugene
Martin, Tyler Matthew
Massingil, Jonathan
Mattison, Kelsie Lynn
Maucher, Zachary James
McCarty, Tyler
McCray, Treyvon Joseph
McFadden, Michael Joseph
McLeod, Katie Michelle
McLeod, Kyle Thomas
McLeod, Samantha Lynn
Meeks, Alexus
Morris, Ariana Renee
Muhammad, Zaakir D
Neilson, Rebecca Jane
Noriega, Fabian Alejandro
Novack, Jacob A.
Nyandemo, Kevin O
Orozco-Soto, Yenni Nereida
Pritchard, Tomidia Tiangay
Purnell, Kayla
Richardson, Tair
Rodriguez, Jason
Rossetti, Gavin Joseph
Saccoh, Ramatulai
Sanchez, David Francisco
Satterfield, Ethan
Shea, Christopher Michael
Spruill, Gabriel
Sterling, Reid Warren
Stevenson, Starlynn
Taylor, Brice Alfred
Taylor, Gavin Christopher
Tejeda, Juan Manuel
Thomas, Alexander
Tippy, Hannah
Tolson, Arianna Rashida
Walker, Hayden William
Walker, Kegan S
Walker, Tamon Alexander
Walls, Jayven Hensley
Walton, Daryl Raushan
Whitaker, Jayle
Wooters, Genie Nicole
Workman, Nicholas Alexander