Pennsbury Class Of 2018 Recalls Triumphs & Challenges

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More than 800 Pennsbury High School seniors graduated with family and friends looking on Thursday evening at Falcons Field.

The student speakers reminded their peers of the challenges and triumphs of the Class of 2018.

“We’ve been told for the past four years, by our teachers and parents and friends, how to be successful. These expectations have formed standards that we try to live up to every day … But today, as we complete an overarching legal standard and graduate from high school, I think it’s time we take a step back from the standards,” student speaker Sonali Deliwala said.

“At the end of the day, the legacy we created for ourselves at Pennsbury won’t be all the boxes we’ve checked but the spaces we dared to leave blank and fill in ourselves,” she added.

Student Government President Courtney Fegley talked about being proud of the senior class for “inexhaustible hard work and dedication.”

Fegley spoke of the experiences the class has gone through and mentioned the sudden passing of classmate Kyle Valdez in April.

“I believe Kyle is watching over all of us today yelling “huzzah,” celebrating our accomplishments and what is yet to come,” she said.

“Class of 2018, you are the embodiment of perseverance and growth. I urge all of you to use these qualities as you begin to venture into the unknown,” she said.

Fast Facts:

• Number of graduates: 823
• Percentage of college-bound graduates: 91 percent
• Percentage of work-bound graduates: 4 percent
• Percentage of graduates serving in the military: 2 percent
• Other: 2 percent gap year and 1 percent undecided
• Amount of scholarships earned by the class: More than $18.7 million

Check out photos of the ceremony from Brooke Straiton Photography: 

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