As Tiverton High School's graduation ceremony began Friday evening, Principal Susan Craven reflected on her years as the principal of the Class of 2025, a position she has held since the class was still in middle school. Through it all, she said, she saw growth:

“What a gift that has been to watch you change from middle schoolers with backpacks bigger than your bodies to young adults ready to step into the world with purpose and pride.”

Those young adults are going to be going in numerous directions in the coming years. Some to college, some to the armed forces, some to the workforce. But all of them will have the years that they spent growing together.

Saluatorian Cooper Thomas also reflected on the growth he has gone through over his time in Tiverton, and opted to quote pieces of advice he's been given over the years.

He quoted teachers, authors and films, including “a loving heart is the truest wisdom,” from Charles Dickens.

“While it might seem corny, I believe that hating less is the best way to make the world a better place.”

He told his fellow seniors that they should be proud of their accomplishments and advised them to listen to others and love each other during the next chapter of their lives.

Thomas gave way to commencement speaker Dillon Sheridan, the coach of the football team, who thanked students for allowing him to be part of their lives and called the past six years the most meaningful of his career.
“As your teacher, coach, mentor, I’ve had the privilege of watching you grow and mature and become the incredible young adults that you are today.” Sheridan said. “I’ve done my best to teach you, but the truth is you’ve taught me as much as I’ve taught you.

Valedictorian Nolan Page also reflected on his time in the schools, opting to advise on what he could, rather than trying to overstate his knowledge.

“I believe that the goal of a high school education is to foster a lasting character in graduates, a character capable of supporting themselves and their community.”

Class president Ellery Pacheco celebrated her class, reflecting on the years they spent together, from the blunder years of middle school to the present.

“I’d like to take us all the way back to the start of middle school, when graduation was a million years away and not just a couple of hours. We all remember the days of oversized backpacks, questionable fashion choices, and the frantic search for any sense of identity while trying to figure out the dreaded politics of lunch table seating,” Pacheco said.
She added that while middle school is not the only thing that shaped them into the people they are today, the friendships that they formed during those years played a huge part. She also talked about how high school has changed their perceptions of the passing of time.

“Never did we think about how we’d have our last bus ride home after a win from a way game with teammates.”

Meet the graduates

Nolan Thomas Page
Cooper Dean Thomas
Jenna Jolie Del Deo
Samuel McLeod Black
Brendan Laurent Sowa
Braedan Michael Lambert
Alexander Faria
Tyler Kevin Garside
Ava Rae Milukas
Ellery Dorothy Pacheco
Elyse Juliana Meyers
Makayla Brianna Viveiros
Tyler Jared Abrantes
Seth John Aguiar
Zoie Almeida
Cristel Alvarez Sarceno
Cassie Briar Amarantes
Zachary Lee Amunrud
Avery Rebecca Antonevich
Abby Lynn Audette
Joshua William Ayrton
Cameron Baptista
Hannah Elizabeth Beaudoin
Brody David Beaumier
Austin Beausoleil
Robert Ernest Bettencourt
Alexis Jaye Bigelow
Benjamin Manning Black
Landon Scott Blanchette
Lexus-Alyn Boissonneau
Kevin Camara
Neve Ellen Cunningham Carmichael
Laycie M. Carreiro
William Carvalho
Aiden Champ
Hayden Matthew Ciszewski
Emma Rose Committo
Olivia Connelly
Lillee Lynn Copley
Amanda Honorio Cordeiro
Mesias Jose Cordeiro
Miles Anderson Cormier
Kylee Marie Correira
Isabella Maria Costa
Ian Nicholas Costi
Aiden Miles Daluz
Alessandra Lilia D’Eramo
Fernando Giovanni D’Eramo
Bryson Duarte
Jack Thomas Duggan
Faith Lynn Ellis
Gabrielle Frances Emond
John Esquilin, Jr.
John Gabriel Faria
Benjamin Hawk Farley
Roman Marc Fauci
Amaura Lee Gibson
Nicholas Frank Gilkeson
Keith Ann Gillette
Kalib Anthony Gosciminski
Liam Joseph Haage
Sophia Marie Han
Charles Alan Harrison
Jersey-Ann Hastie
Chase Hemling
Olivia Rae Herfert
Grace Patricia Herisse
Jackson Hunter Holt
Thomas Jobert
Julia Eileen Keating
Brendan Patrick King
David Francis Kirchner
Hayleigh Korzeniowski
Grey Nicholas Landy
Evan Robert Lapointe
Hannah Rae Lazar
Ethan James Lester
Travis Michael Lima
Filipe Carreiro LoBo
Brett Lomastro
Benjamin Michael Lopes
Hannah Elyse Maccarone
Juliana Yvona Malone
Abigail Violet Manning
Olivia Ann Manning
Luzelenia A. Martinez
Nicoly Martins
Kyra Lynn McCarty
Connor James McCauley
Caleb Finn McConnell
Ayden Lee McGill
Maeve Hazel McHugh
Kaleb Gabriel Medeiros-Lavoie
Rida Mehmood
John Eli Mello
Noah Charles Mercer
Malcolm James Michaud
Izabelle Lyly Miranda
Jenna Lynn Nickerson
Madison Lynn Norris
Sadie Lynn Pickering
Addison Dale Polofsky
Brooke Linda Polofsky
Ava Muriel Porter
Sophia Louise Quick
Kamdyn Rego
Lila Celia Reimels
Cassidy Anne Rich
Nathan A. Roberts
Hunter Matthew Rocha
Natalie Krystal Roderick
Seth Jacob Rodrigues
Kyle James Rogers
Salvatore James Ross
Kaelyn Elizabeth Savery
Tabitha Morgan Sheppard
Austin Joseph Silvia
David Michael Silvia III
Juleighani Soto
Stephen M. Souza
James Scott Sullivan
Connor Thomas Tavares
Nathan Tavares
Cadyn Eve Teixeira
Donovan Quinn Thayer
Evan Tyler Thibeault
Kassidi Jane Tolan
Andrew Albert Toste
Brody Robert Travers
Layla Tremblay
Benjamin Paul Troia
Crystal Rose Versa
Makayla Brianna Viveiros
Claire Eliana Wilcox