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VOLUME 47, NO. 25
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South Burlington High School graduates toss their mortarboards into the air in the University of Vermont’s Patrick Gymnasium during graduation ceremonies June 16.
South Burlington sends off Class of 2023 COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
High school graduation ceremonies are always filled with parting wisdom. For example: put that first step forward, and the feet of many will join you; smile, and
others will smile back at you; love your community, love others and love yourself. Or, like graduating senior Evan Pidgeon told his fellow classmates — citing the “great philosopher, Yoda” — “Do or do not. There is no try.” “Early this morning I watched Sponge-
Bob SquarePants. Yes, I’m 18 years old,” he said at Friday’s South Burlington High School graduation ceremony. “There was a self-reflection on SpongeBob that made me fall back to the age-old question: what is in the Krabby Patty secret formula.” “There isn’t actually an exact formu-
la ... We are told that the formula for a successful life is to go to college, go to graduate school, find a job to make money so you can make a comfortable life, then See GRADUATION on page 7