NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN GRADUATING CLASS: 468 SIZE OF CLASS WHEN IT STARTED HIGH SCHOOL: 561 VALEDICTORIANS: Danielle Epstein and Brooke Irvine
SALUTATORIAN: Pamela Carty
SPEAKERS: Clayton Snare, principal; students Joseph Conboy and Tara Winhoffer, reading the poem, Think Big; Carty; Devyn Waitt, senior class president; Matthew Alderman, Student Government president; Epstein and Irvine; Christopher Waite, coach/social studies teacher; Jenifer Anderson, teacher.
BEST QUOTE: "Never cease to ask questions. Don't sit back and smile complacently as others paint the picture of your future," Carty said.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The senior class was awarded more than $3-million in college scholarships. Seniors logged 12,000 volunteers hours at the school and in the community.
AMAZING FACT: Five seniors never earned less than an A in 12 years in Pinellas schools.
BEST ADVICE: "You owe it to yourself to make your days count. Have fun. Dig deep. Stretch." - from the poem Think Big.
SCENES AND SIGHTS: Emotional standing ovation from teachers and graduates after Waite's rousing commencement address about everyday heroes.
A KODAK MOMENT: Waite removing his mortarboard after realizing it wouldn't stay on during his speech.
CLASS SONG: Like an Eagle, sung by Senior Choir members.
CLASS GIFT: An electronic information sign for the front of the school.
