"It does not seem possible that I sat in those very chairs nine years ago. At that time I never thought I'd become a surgeon," BHS alumnae Tiffany Rieger Kippenberger told the graduating Class of 2022.

This was at the Burlington High School Commencement the evening of May 13. Nine seniors graduated in their purple robes and mortar boards as they walked down the aisle to the traditional Pomp and Circumstance. This was Superintendent Kevin Brown's first year to hand diplomas to BHS grads.

The class of nine had three valedictorians – Savannah Granados, Nancy Klippenstein and Kayli Stewart. The tw...