 2465 Gillespie Street
Fayetteville, NC 28306
Contact:
Renarta C. Moyd
Communications Manager, Communications and Community Engagement
Phone: 910-678-2307
Email: renartac@ccs.k12.nc.us
For Immediate Release:
August 12, 2024
Local School District
Honors 2024 Summer Graduates
Hard work and perseverance applauded
Fayetteville, NC — This morning, Cumberland County Schools (CCS) proudly celebrated around 70 more students who successfully marched across the stage to receive their diplomas, demonstrating their readiness for a career, college and life.
During CCS' 2024 Summer Graduation Ceremony, faculty, staff and students from 10 high schools in the district and their guests gathered in the auditorium at South View High School to celebrate the students' hard work and acknowledge their perseverance.
Dr. Tre'vone McNeill, a graduate of Seventy-First High School, delivered the commencement address where he encouraged the graduates to always believe in themselves.
"You're going to encounter days after this that will make you question your intelligence but, I'm here to tell you that you're smarter than you thought you were. Look at where you're sitting today," said Dr. McNeill. "You're going to encounter people who aren't so friendly and want to destroy your determination but, I want you to remember that you fought to get here and you have it in you to get to the next level, too."
Memorable moments from the ceremony featured solo performances by Douglas Byrd High School Director of Bands, Dominic Hunter, who played the National Anthem on saxophone, and Reid Ross Classical School Administrative Assistant Jared Payton sang "Wind Beneath My Wings."
Special moments captured during
CCS' 2024 Summer Graduation Ceremony
2024 Summer Graduates
South View High School JROTC Cadets
Douglas Byrd High School Director of Bands, Dominic Hunter
Reid Ross Classical School Administrative Assistant Jared Payton
Dr. Tre'vone McNeill
2024 Summer Graduates
Check out more snapshots from the 2024 summer graduation ceremony here.
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