Fifty-seven students received their diplomas on Friday, June 5th from Rising Tide Charter Public School (Rising Tide) during a commencement ceremony held at Plymouth Memorial Hall. Students and their families from 19 different South Shore and Cape Cod towns gathered to celebrate the students’ accomplishments.

Rising Tide senior, Sophie Healey, opened the ceremony with the singing of The National Anthem. The students were welcomed by Laura Stearns Flynn, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, and opening remarks were made by Michael O’Keefe, Head of School. Zahra Williams, Principal and Assistant Head of School, gave the principal’s address and introduced the class of 2026. Emma Logan, Cassidy Maciel, and Margaret McNulty gave the student address. Graduates were awarded their diplomas by Laura Stearns Flynn, Michael O’Keefe, and Zahra Williams.

The 2026 graduates by town are:
Barnstable: Kaya OBrien
Bourne: William Driscoll, Griffin Hurst
Buzzards Bay: Alanna Flanders
Carver: Justin Boudreau, Moose Lomeli, Cullum Malonson, Noah McGrail, Arianne Medina, Teoman Ozemet, Trevor Thompson
Duxbury: Lyric Randall
East Bridgewater: Sophie Healey
East Falmouth: Mariah Rose
Forestdale: Kat Glover 
Kingston: Prajin Budhathoki, Gillian Dwyer, Logan Eddy, Taz Inglis-Silvia, Joe Sawicki, Ava St. Andrews, Anthony Vieira
Marion: Alivia Miranda, Millie Russell
Marshfield: Lucia Ellis, Margaret McNulty
Middleborough: Cara Finneran, Emma Logan, Gregory Picone
Plymouth: Jae-Min Adragna, Antwone Allen, Cole Brooks, Bonnibel Chadwick, Aden Hoagland, Tristan Holdgate, Isaac Inacio, Rebecca Jankowski, Adison Lavallee, Cassidy Maciel, Tibard Mashukov, Mckenna Ruth, Trevor Yeaton
Plympton: Deacon Fredette, Elise Hoffman, Caleb Holler
Rochester: Loghan Houlihan-Taylor, Sophie Michaelis
Sagamore: Atlas Anderson
Sandwich: Sam McPherson, Colton Parady
Wareham: Quintin Baecker, Sabrina Dubois, Savannah Furtado, Ava Hanna, Brandan Mazzoli, Kaylianna Santos
Whitman: Madeline York