Stoneham High School Graduates First Class From New Building at Ceremony

STONEHAM -- May 30, 2025, Stoneham High School graduated its first class from its newly constructed building Friday night, marking a dual milestone in the town's tricentennial year. Superintendent David Youngberg told the roughly 150 graduates of the Class of 2025 that they were "pioneers" who transformed "brand-new hallways and state-of-the-art classrooms" into a living school community, and challenged them to become "hippies", his acronym for "highly intelligent people pursuing infinite enlightenment." Class President Gina Bonavita delivered the presidential address, urging classmates to stop people-pleasing and "climb the mountains so that you can see the world, not so that the world can see you." Valedictorian Daniel Myrick, who received a McDonnell Medal along with salutatorian Abigail Myrick, warned graduates not to be "sedated by a false sense of repetition." Angela Billings was named Educator of the Year by a vote of the senior class, presented by social chairs Ariella Gerji, Vivian Schofield, and Logan Tran.