FREEPORT – The Freeport High School Falcons will be flying to Portland for their graduation this coming spring.
At a meeting of the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors on Wednesday, Sept. 26, the board unanimously approved changing the date and venue of the high school’s Class of 2013 graduation, which is now set for Saturday, June 15 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland at 11 a.m.
The graduation ceremony had originally been set for Sunday, June 16, at the high school gym.
A larger-than-anticipated senior class was the impetus behind the change to the larger venue. RSU 5 Superintendent Shannon Welsh told the board that the district had anticipated a senior class of 129, but the actual number of seniors grew to 142. Freeport High School Principal Bob Strong said he had spoken to the senior class advisor and said the class was excited about the change to the 2,000-seat Merrill Auditorium. “There’s a lot of excitement and buzz around (the change),” he said.
For more on this story, see the Oct. 3 issue of the Tri-Town Weekly.
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