Graduation Set for Friday at Miller Field 129 WHS Seniors To Cross Stage

One-hundred-and-twenty-nine seniors will receive their diplomas at the Winthrop High School graduation exercises Friday, June 2 at 6 p.m. at Miller Field.

Class Marshall Colin Kinsella will begin the program by leading the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Class President Mia Norris, a three-sport (hockey, soccer, and lacrosse) standout, will deliver the presidential address. Norris has carried on the superb leadership mantle of her older sister, Mikayla Norris, a 2022 Quinnipiac graduate who also had the honor of serving as WHS senior class president. Mia will be attending Syracuse University.

Benjamin Prew, who will be attending Harvard College, will deliver the valedictory address. Delia Parco, who will be attending Smith College, will deliver the salutatory address. Corinne Powell, the third-ranked student academically in the Class of 2023, will also be attending Harvard College.

Approximately $360,000 in scholarships will be presented to the graduates.

Supt. of Schools Lisa Howard, Town Manager Tony Marino, Town Council President Jim Letterie, Rep. Jeff Turco, Fire Chief Scott Wiley, Police Chief Terence Delehanty, School Committee Chairperson Jen Powell, and School Committee members Gus Martucci, Suzanne Swope, Suzanne Leonard, Julie Barry, and Layne Petrie are among the dignitaries that will join the Class of 2023 graduates for a milestone in their lives.

WHS Principal Matt Crombie said this week about the Class of 2023, “It’s one of the most gifted and talented academic classes we’ve had for a while. We’re sending two kids off to Harvard and other graduates on to great schools like Tufts, Smith, Tulane, and Northeastern. We have a student heading to Embry-Riddle [Aeronautical University] in Florida to become an airline pilot. They are a really talented group that is really focused and definitely dialed into what they’re going to be doing next year.”

Athletically, the class also distinguished itself on the fields and courts, and in the hockey rinks. One example of the athletic prowess of the Class of 2023 is the extraordinarily talented Holmes triplets, Emma, Julia, and Abigail, who led the Winthrop High girls hockey program to lofty heights during their spectacular careers. Also of note, graduating senior Robert Noonan, despite having sustained a serious knee injury just weeks earlier, led the Vikings to a victory over Revere on Thanksgiving in a gallant performance at quarterback that will be long remembered by his teammates and coaches.

“Our teams won five conference championships this school year,” lauded Crombie. “Across the board, our achievements in athletics were very impressive. It’s just been a really wonderful class and a great group of students. We had our prom Tuesday night, and everyone had an incredible time and I think that just speaks to how close they are with each other and how much they’re part of each other’s lives in the school community.”