Central High School graduation 2012

Grand Haven's Central High School held graduation ceremonies for its largest class to date — 44 graduates — at Lakeshore Middle School's auditorium on Wednesday.

It was also the first year a Central High School senior graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.

The audience, including many of the graduates, were touched by a speech from Dr. Tabatha Barber, an obstetrician/gynecologist at North Ottawa Community Hospital’s Women’s Health office. She turned her life around after becoming a young teenage mom and high school dropout.

Tribune photos by Kyle Moroney.