Congratulations to the Ridgefield High School Class of 2019 who graduate today, Friday, June 21 at the William A. O’Neill Center at Western Connecticut State University at 4 PM. The school's one hundred third commencement ceremony will begin with a Bag Pipe Processional, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, read by class president Alex Holder, and the National Anthem, sung by the RHS Graduation Choir.
Graduation speakers include Ridgefield High School principal Dr. Stacey Gross; Class of 2019 President, Alex Holder; Class Speaker, Gracie Girvalo; and Co-Valedictorians, Aras Dapkus and Matthew Vivian. The Faculty Speaker chosen by the Class of 2019 is Mr. Stephen Dillane.
Where are they headed?
RHS Colleges Attending Class of 2019
The University of Alabama
American University
Arizona State University
The University of Arizona
Auburn University
Barnard College
Bates College
Bentley University
Berklee College of Music
Berry College
Binghamton University
Bishop's University
Boston College
Boston University
University of British Columbia
Brooklyn College of the CUNY
Brown University
Bucknell University
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
University of California, Davis
Case Western Reserve University
University of Central Florida
Champlain College
University of Cincinnati
Clark University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
Colgate University
University of Colorado at Boulder
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Community College of Philadelphia
Connecticut College
University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut at Stamford
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
University of Delaware
Denison University
University of Denver
Dickinson College
Eastern Connecticut State University
Elon University
Emmanuel College
Emory University
Endicott College
Fairfield University
Florida State University
Fordham University
Franklin & Marshall College
George Mason University
The George Washington University
Gettysburg College
Hamilton College - NY
Haverford College
High Point University
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
College of the Holy Cross
Indiana University at Bloomington
Ithaca College
James Madison University
Johnson & Wales University (Providence)
Keene State College
King's College
Lehigh University
Lincoln College of Technology
Loyola Marymount University
Lynn University
University of Maine
Marist College
University of Maryland, College Park
Marywood University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Merrimack College
Miami University, Oxford
University of Miami
Michigan State University
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Mitchell College
Moravian College
Muhlenberg College
Naugatuck Valley Community College
New England Institute of Technology
University of New England
University of New Hampshire at Durham
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York University
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of North Texas
Northeastern University
Northern Virginia Community College - Manassas
Campus
Northwestern Preparatory School (California)
Norwalk Community College
Norwich University
University of Notre Dame
Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences
Ohio Wesleyan University
Pace University, New York City
Pennsylvania State University
University of Pittsburgh
Pomona College
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
Providence College
Purdue University
Queen's University
Quinnipiac University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University of Rhode Island
Rhodes College
Rice University
University of Richmond
Roanoke College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Roger Williams University
Ryerson University
Sacred Heart University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University, Madrid
Salve Regina University
Santa Clara University
Siena College
Simmons University
Skidmore College
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
Southern Methodist University
St. Petersburg College
State University of New York at New Paltz
Stony Brook University
SUNY College at Oneonta
Syracuse University
The University of Tampa
Temple University
Texas A&M University
Towson University
Trinity College
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of Tulsa
Union College (New York)
United States Naval Academy
University at Buffalo The State University of New York
The University of Edinburgh
The University of the Arts
Valley Forge Military College
Vanderbilt University
University of Vermont
Villanova University
Virginia Tech
University of Virginia
Wake Forest University
West Virginia University
Western Connecticut State University
College of William & Mary
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Xavier University
Learn about the Class of 2019 superlatives here.
Find out about the awards and scholarships earned by the Class of 2019 here.
There are no tickets necessary to attend the commencement exercises on Friday, but the high school asks that graduates limit guests to four. Students should enter Gate #3 at WCSU. The guest entrance is Gate #1. Doors will open at 3:00 pm.
From all of us at HamletHub, congratulations and best wishes to the Class of 2019!