Seniors celebrate graduation from Santa Rosa Academy

Story and photo by Jackie Ballard, Menifee 24/7 Intern

The Santa Rosa Academy class of 2018 celebrated their graduation on Wednesday.

A total of 150 high school seniors and over 1,600 others packed into Santa Rosa’s gymnasium to recognize the end of one chapter of their lives, and the exciting beginning of a new one. The valedictorian, Winona Kraus, and the salutatorian, Tucker Shaw, gave speeches congratulating their peers and thanking their teachers.

The ceremony also included a speech by Dr. Daniel McKinney, the physics, astronomy, and environmental science teacher, as well as a commencement address by Mike Hestrin, the District Attorney.

McKinney urged the graduates to follow the four pillars of happiness, and Hestrin implored the students to live by one golden rule: Never stop learning.