Forty-seven students received their diplomas on Friday, May 31st from Rising Tide Charter Public School (Rising Tide) during a commencement ceremony held at Plymouth Memorial Hall. Students and their families from 11 different South Shore and Cape Cod towns gathered to celebrate the students’ accomplishments.

Rising Tide senior, Sienna Picard, opened the ceremony with the singing of The National Anthem. The students were welcomed by Christopher Schelleng, Chairman, Board of Trustees, and opening remarks were made by Michael O’Keefe, Head of School. Zahra Williams, Upper School Principal, gave the principal’s address and introduced the class of 2024. Gerard Sytangco gave the student address. Graduates were awarded their diplomas by Christopher Schelleng and Michael O’Keefe.

The 2024 graduates by town are:

Barnstable: Casey Leaver

Bourne: Brenton Taylor

Carver: Aria Giorgio, Ashley Ryan

Kingston: Abby Brine, Dylan Dormady, Emmy Parsons, Ezri Silvia

Lakeville: Nate Wrenn

Marshfield: Michael Keif, Matt Roosevelt, Emily Young

Middleborough: Alana Picone, Cecilia Reynolds

Plymouth: Bodhi Aguiar, Trevor Anderson, Kaia Chebiniak, Maia Cinelli, Emmet Doyle, Lucy Duell, Leighton Fenyus, Joshua Fisher, Lilly Fisher, Grace Hamilton, Liam Hoagland, Alex Lucibello, Brooke Marshall, Emma McGoff, Will Meninno, Connor O’Neil, Bella Patrolia, Sienna Picard, Nick Pimentel, Griffin Sheehan, Megan Snyder, Molly Snyder, Gerard Sytangco, Ian Thompson, Isabelle Utt

Plympton: Matt Andrade, Chris Domey, Aidan Teran

Sandwich: Emily Glover

Wareham: Andrew Forrest, Cody Mazzoli, Ava Rice, Reina Ulloa