Class of 2011
A week ago, the class of 2011 graduated from Chesterfield County Public Schools. Each of our 4,300 graduates has a special story. Here are just a few:
- “From homelessness to high school graduation” was the headline about one of our students, whose determination to get an education is inspiring. Click here to get to know this Clover Hill graduate.
- A Manchester High grad is heading to Liberty University and planning a career in ministry. I have no doubt he will succeed because he is already using his gifts to help classmates and the community overcome challenges and commit to leading lives that matter.
- One of our Cosby High graduates was honored as a Gates Millenium Scholar, which will pay the entire cost of her undergraduate and graduate degrees. There are no limits to this young woman’s future.
- From Bird High, a graduate is going to the University of Virginia, where he will be an Echols Scholar. This is especially noteworthy because this young man is the first in his family to attend college.
- Losing his mother might have sidetracked a senior at Bird High, but he chose instead to honor her memory and achieve at high levels. To learn more about this determined valedictorian, click here.
These are just a few of our inspiring graduates. Others have equally moving stories of overcoming obstacles, achieving success, reaching out to help others and growing into adults who will lead our community, our state, our country and our world into the future. Supported by families, educators and the community, Chesterfield graduates are well prepared for their futures.
I feel privileged to have been part of their graduation ceremonies and I look forward to hearing more of their stories in the coming years. Congratulations to the class of 2011!
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