Photo gallery: Cathedral High School celebrates 50 graduates
Published 11:27 am Saturday, May 29, 2021
Annalyce Riley smiles as she delivers her salutatory speech to her peers in Cathedral High School's commencement ceremony Friday. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Fifty Cathedral High School students celebrate their graduation Friday at the Natchez City Auditorium. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Caitlin Walker delivers her valedictory speech at Cathedral's graduation ceremony Friday. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Fifty Cathedral High School students celebrate their graduation Friday at the Natchez City Auditorium. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Ashleigh Johnson sings the Star Spangled Banner at Cathedral's graduation ceremony Friday. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Fifty Cathedral High School students celebrate their graduation Friday at the Natchez City Auditorium. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Cathedral High School graduate Anna Taylor Baroni smiles as she walks away from the Natchez City Auditorium stage with her diploma on Friday. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Cathedral students clap and cheer for their peers during their graduation ceremony on Friday. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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Fifty students in Cathedral High Schools Class of 2021 had smiles on their faces as they each received their diplomas on Friday evening in the Natchez City Auditorium, including 40 honor graduates.
As 2021 Salutatorian Annalyce Riley and Valedictorian Caitlin Walker noted in their speeches, the class overcame much adversity and had to adapt to many changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, including virtual lessons and a change of venue from the traditional commencement ceremony held at St. Mary Basilica.
Students passed out roses in memory of the deceased family members of the Class of 2021.
Despite the challenges, Riley slipped a few jokes into her speech which were received with a laughs from her colleagues. Her salutatory speech was “the last paper” she would ever write at Cathedral, she said, adding — unlike with her final paper — “I didn’t even use Grammarly.”
Riley and Walker noted the bittersweetness of what could be the last memory they would share with their peers before graduating to the rest of their lives.
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