An eventful senior year for the Walton High School Class of 2025 went off without a hitch on Thursday during graduation ceremonies at the KSU Convocation Center.
The class made of up 698 seniors—the largest in the Cobb County School District this year and the largest in the last decade—includes 563 who will be getting HOPE Scholarship financial assistance to go to college.
“It’s who breathe life into Walton,” senior class president Joel Bishara said. “You make Walton a home for anyone.”
He noted that the school year started out with a small fire on campus, and included tuberculosis testing and a bomb threat that was not considered an active threat.
“It’s hard to believe we made it this far,” Bishara joked.
He told his classmates that “no matter where you are or what you do, we will always be connected. Once a Raider, always a Raider.”
The Class of 2025 was the first for Dr. Stephanie Santoro as principal. She’s been a teacher and administrator at Walton for 23 years, and said she had a learning curve to master in her new job.
They include many more obligations, including meetings and e-mails, but “I’ve had the time of my life.”
She thanked the seniors for “the memories you have provided and the legacy that you are leaving behind.”
The school year was marked with a 50th anniversary celebration, as well as the first-ever Senior Sunset last Friday at Raider Valley.
“There will be many more things that you will have to do,” Santoro said. “But be sure to appreciate the things you get to do.”
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