Graduation ceremonies set for 5 school districts in Orleans County

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 25 June 2025 at 8:46 pm

Provided photo: Kendall’s 57 graduates and one honorary foreign exchange student in the Class of 2024 celebrated commencement on June 28, 2024 in the school auditorium.

Orleans County’s school districts will be giving high school seniors a big send off with commencement ceremonies on Friday and Saturday.

About 400 graduates will receive their diplomas.

The commencement ceremonies include:

• Albion is graduating 139 students this year. The ceremony speakers are Linda Weller (Acting Board of Education President), Mickey Edwards (Superintendent), Kenadie Patten (Class of 2025 President), Zackary Baron (Salutatorian) and Tye Talbot (Valedictorian).

The ceremony is planned to be outside on football field beginning at 7 p.m. with the high school gym the back-up in case of rain.

• Holley has 67 students graduating on Saturday during commencement at 10 a.m. in the school auditorium.

Penny Cole was picked by seniors to be their commencement speaker. Cole retired in 2023/24 as secretary for the MS/HS counseling office and as the cheer coach. Cole graduated from Holley High School in 1975.

The Salutatory address will be given by Natalie Amelia Foose and the Valedictory address will be delivered by Allison Renee Merle.

• Kendall has 53 seniors graduating at 7 p.m. Friday with a ceremony in the school auditorium. Carolyn Sweeting, who retired as a Spanish teacher in 2023, has been picked by the class to be the commencement speaker.

The top two students academically also will give speeches, including Valedictorian Colby Hughes and Salutatorian Isabella Goodrich.

• Lyndonville has 30 students graduating on Friday during a 7 p.m. ceremony in the auditorium. Valedictorian Addison Dillenbeck and Salutatorian Madison Davis will each give an address.

• Medina has just under 100 graduates receiving diplomas at 7 p.m. on Friday at Vets Park. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the ceremony will be inside in the auditorium.

The speakers will be Dan Owen DeVera, the valedictorian, and Cameron Kenward, the salutatorian.