A Good Day to be a Raider

Sunday was a great day to be a Raider – more than 330 seniors picked up their diplomas at Compuware Arena in Plymouth.

North was the last of three Farmington public high schools, including Farmington and Harrison, to hold their graduation ceremonies June 12. North's seniors boasted the largest number of high achieving graduates among the three schools, with 21 achieving a 4.0 grade point average:

Pavitra Susan Abraham, Hanna Pearl Berlin, Julie Lynn Bolda, Kristin Nicole Carlson, Zachary Joseph Carruthers, Christopher Clement, Alexander Michael Pierce Clisham, Nicole Marissa Davidson, Vanessa Grace George, Jackson Bryant Hammond, James Yuanxin Huang, Ron Matthew Israel, Darby Katherine Lychuk, Matthew Nicholas Mattera, Makayla Marie McCoskey, Jonathan A. Morof, Amanda Marie Morrison, Benjamin Griffin Novak, Amulya Rajagopal, Nour Ayman Soubani and Elizabeth Yejin Yi.

Class colors: Black and silver

Class song: "Kids", by MGMT

Class flower: Venus flytrap

Class quote: "If ever there is a tomorrow when we're not together, there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think ... " -- A.A. Milne (Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh)

Distinguished Alumnus Award: Karen Ziemba (class of 1975), four-time Tony Award nominee and 2000 Tony award winner for her performance in Susan Stroman's Contact. She has a Drama Desk award for her performance in And the World Goes 'Round, and has made several appearances on the NBC drama Law & Order.

Class officers: President-Pavitra Abraham, Vice President-Alexandria Foster, Secretary-Tazeen Abbas, Treasurer-Mojisola Igun, Sergeant at Arms-Stephen Gurka, Historian-Kelsey Pohl

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