The Connetquot Central School District Board of Education celebrated the successes of several Connetquot High School seniors who successfully fulfilled their graduation requirements and received their diplomas during its meeting on Aug. 20. 

Upon the start of the meeting, Connetquot High School Principal Kenneth J. Costa took to the podium to personally congratulate the students and recited an inspiring speech first given by former president Theodore Roosevelt. Board of Education Vice President Eileen Panico then welcomed each of the students to the front of the room to present them with their diplomas.

The district congratulates the following students for receiving their high school diplomas and wishes them well throughout all future endeavors – Brenden Claudio, Ryan Handwerker, Claude Morris, Jacob Olsen, Kristina Pezzino, Yoccelin Santos and Gregory Wright.