Due to possible inclement weather on Thursday, June 6, the 123rd annual Chesterton High School commencement exercises will be hosted inside the CHS Gymnasium at 7 p.m..
Admission tickets are required for this event. The doors at the gym will be opened at 6 p.m. Special handicapped parking is available. It is recommended that seniors and those with mobility limitations be dropped off while other family members park the vehicle elsewhere.
Senior class officers— Margaret Shinn, President; Hannah Van Drie, Vice President; Marissa Kroeger, Secretary; Spencer Gordon, Treasurer
Commencement address—Presented by teacher Bryan Nallenweg.
The class motto: “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” - Dr. Howard Thurman
The class flower is the gerber daisy.
Other events of the day include...Presentation of honor students by James Goetz, principal; awarding of the diplomas by Dr. Dirk E. Baer, superintendent of schools; Monte Moffett, assistant superintendent of curriculum; Dr. David L. Pruis, assistant superintendent for operations and human resources, and the officers and members of the DSC Board of Education; and the traditional turning of the tassels and closing by Margaret Shinn, class president and Hannah Van Drie, class vice president.