On June 2, four graduates received their diplomas at Holden High School in Orinda. Standing back row (L-R) Libby Vega (teacher), Kiersten Yount (teacher), Kailee Blackwood (graduate), Liv Catalano (graduate), Giacomo Guiducci Ortiz (graduate), Catalina Alexander (graduate), Ally Swayer (teacher), Kristin Lamoureux (director), Jenn Payne (director), Jack Fendell (teacher) and Ryan Justice (music teacher/tutor). Front row (L-R) Rikki Edelman (teacher), Kate Knox (director), Nora Orton (counselor), Katie Montgomery (teacher) and Abby Tuttle (director).
Sponsored and funded by ONE Orinda, an inaugural Cap & Gown Parade was held by 150 Miramonte High School graduates in May at four Orinda elementary schools (Wagner Ranch Elementary pictured above). Children cheered and were high-fived by seniors in caps and gowns – the graduates paying homage to where their elementary school education experience first began 13 years ago.
