Ignacio High School graduates anticipate the benediction during the ceremony in the school’s gymnasium Saturday. The school graduated 37 students.
Ignacio High School graduates anticipate the benediction during the ceremony in the school’s gymnasium Saturday. The school graduated 37 students.Mary Shinn/Durango Herald Ignacio High School graduated 37 students Saturday during a ceremony at th

The 37 graduates were encouraged by science teacher Stephen Morris to pursue careers they find meaningful.

“Working for something that you believe in will fill you with a unique kind of peace,” he said.

He also reminded them that receiving their diplomas does not make them adults. It is the decisions they will make going forward that will lead to that transformation, he said.

Ignacio High School graduates anticipate the benediction during the ceremony in the school’s gymnasium Saturday. The school graduated 37 students.
Ignacio High School graduates anticipate the benediction during the ceremony in the school’s gymnasium Saturday. The school graduated 37 students.Mary Shinn/Durango Herald Graduates lined up to hug Stephen Morris, commencement speaker for the Ign

“Make sure those decisions lead to making you a better person than you were the day before,” he said.

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