From left, HPC seniors Brodey Spurling, Levi Russell and Chase Owens toss their caps into the air after officially becoming Storm graduates Saturday afternoon.
From left, HPC seniors Brodey Spurling, Levi Russell and Chase Owens toss their caps into the air after officially becoming Storm graduates Saturday afternoon.
Valedictorian Lofton Ferguson went against the grain of most graduation speeches during Saturday’s commencement exercises in Hampton. Instead of challenging his classmates to “reach for the stars” and climb the ladder of worldly success, he quoted from the Josh Wilson song “Dream Small,” urging them to focus on the now and seek to build strong relationships with those around them.
Senior Scott Bennett (not pictured) placed second for both his narrative film “Nora, Winona, and the Anomaly” and his PSA film “Your Choice” at the Nebraska video championships. Pictured at left in this screenshot from “Your Choice” is Bennett’s friend Araya Johnson who starred in the film and was one of two people named Best Actress at the video championships.