29 Hatboro, 23 Horsham Students In Montco College Class Of 2019

BLUE BELL, PA — Montgomery County Community College graduated its class of 2019 on Thursday, sending 1,404 students out into the world.

"Tonight marks a wonderful milestone for all of you, but it is not an end," MCCC Board of Trustees Chair Frank X. Custer said during commencement. "That is why this is called a commencement – a beginning. Your stories will have many more chapters, and I hope that all of us have played at least a small part in giving you the tools to write chapters filled with accomplishment and happiness."

Of the 1,404 students, forty graduates finished with a GPA of 4.0, and 670 graduated with honors.

Here are the local residents among the graduates:

Hatboro

Elizabeth Anderer, Carly Black, Tyler Brescia, Daniel Cheeseman, Lori Colibraro, Daniella Duran, Corey Gallagher, Kimberly Gatto, Cheryl Hackett, Timothy Hain, Annalee Healy, Nicholas Hildebrand, Kristen Hodum, Jasmine Kargher, Stephen Kasman, Iris Katz, Jenna Luetgers, Sondra Makkonen, Abby Martelack, Artsiom Miadzvedz, Darleen Milligan, Shanna Milligan, Carina Olivieri, Christopher Pickwell, Alexa Polmann, Karl Raudenbush, Leandro Ricobaldi, Jonathon Smykal, Michelle Yeager

Horsham

Daniel Booth, Ashley Brown, Alexander Carroll, Mark Carter, Caitlin Coyle, Casey Cupps, Michael Gipson, Julia Griffith, Matthew Hafington, Lauren Lindsay, Shannon Maguire, Jessica Milovsky, Irma Montaigne, Philip Pagliaro, Nicholas Palladino, Riley Radziak, Alyssa Ray, Alyssa Rivera, Matthew Roof, Jihye So, Yao Somabe, Paul Wisloski, Antonio Zollo

The commencement speaker was Ambler's Celeste Schwartz, the school's Vice President of Information Technology. A graduate of MCCC herself, Schwartz went on to gain degrees from St. Joseph's University, Villanova University, and Walden University, and now has a Ph.D in higher education administration. She's since earned numerous awards for her education leadership, the school said.

Pottstown's Logan Brianne Harrison, the student commencement speaker, told of how she began at MCCC in a special program for students who are at risk of not graduating.

"Once I learned what I was capable of, I wanted more for myself," Logan said in her speech. "I turned my grades from D’s to A’s and graduated early from high school with awards, a high GPA, and a strong support system."

The school's 52nd commencement ceremony honored students ranging from 18 to 69 years old, and included 91 graduates from the Municipal Police Academy, and 29 from the Culinary Arts institute.