One Final Goodbye

It's been five days since North Branford's Class of 2011 crossed the stage in s gymnasium with diplomas in hand. Since that night, we've shared every aspect of graduation from photo galleries of of the night and receiving their diplomas to .

Graduation was originally slated to be held outside, but with rain threatening and a very soggy ground from previous downpours, the ceremony was moved indoors, forcing many people to have to miss out on the event. Yesterday we brought you the administrators' full speeches and we cap our graduation coverage with the students' speeches.

The top three students then addressed their class with speeches by Valedictorian , who compared life to driving a race car; Salutatorian who discussed the importance of character and kindness; and Essayist , who took a look back at the times that brought the graduates to this point. Class President then shared the notecard advice she had collected from her classmates. (check out the videos and PDFs for the students' full speeches)