Graduation is a day every student dreams about, whether that be to celebrate their academic accomplishments or to mark the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.
For the 2023 combined graduating class of Central High School and Grand Haven CyberSchool, Wednesday night’s commencement ceremony at Lakeshore Middle School symbolized their perseverance through every obstacle thrown at them during the past four years.
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