Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
BESSEMER'S GRADUATING Class of 2016 flip their tassels to the other side of their caps, symbolizing their graduation, Sunday during the district's commencement ceremony.
BESSEMER - Bessemer's Class of 2016 members are now alumni after the district celebrated its commencement ceremony Sunday at A.D. Johnston High School.
The ceremony featured performances of "Pomp and Circumstance," and "The Star Spangled Banner," before principal Dan VanderVelden delivered opening remarks.
He urged the graduates to reflect on lessons learned from the valuable people in their lives, sharing some lessons he learned from his parents. One of the lessons his father taught him, when playing high school sports, was to always give 100 percent.
"As part of our pre-game routines, he wou...
