Pittston Area senior class officer Jaden Brombacher adds remarks duing the school district’s 59th commencement exercize at Charley Trippi Stadium Thursday evening in Yatesville.
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Grace Callahan recites ‘The Sixth Sense’ during graduation. Callahan wrote the poem.
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Pittston Area 2025 graduate Olivia Capitano sang the class song ‘I Lived’ by One Republic. Capitano was also one of the five class valedictorians.
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Pittston Area Class of 2025 Vice President Marina Antal proudly displays her diploma after receiving it from Superintendent Kevin Booth.
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All of the 261 Pittston Area graduates toss their caps in the air at the completion of the 2025 graduation ceremony at Charley Trippi Stadium on Thursday.
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Pittston Area graduate Matt Walter is all smiles as he turns the page on his final day as a Patriot.
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Silvio Giardina becomes a 2025 Pittston Area graduate.
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Longtime Pittston Area employee and friend to all students and faculty, Dennis O’Brien, who recently passed away, was honored by the school district on Thursday.
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A tradition that continues at Pittston Area, graduates march past a line of faculty members as they enter the football field.
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YATESVILLE — Pittston Area School District conducted the 59th annual commencement exercise on Thursday at Charley Trippi Stadium.
Two-hundred-sixty-one graduated under hot, humid conditions with Canadian wildfires smoke covering a slight yellow hue in the sky.
Remarks were given by Class of 2025 President Jaden Brombacher, Superintendent Kevin Booth, and Board of Education member Martin Quinn. Principal speakers were the class Valedictorians: Olivia Capitano, Ellie Faulent, Allison Jones, Ashlynn Selden and Emily Sworen. The class poem was written and recited by Grace Callahan titled “The Sixth Sense.” The class song “I Lived” by One Republic was sung by senior Olivia Capitano.
The administration noted early in the ceremony of the recent loss of beloved long-time Pittston Area employee Dennis O’Brien.
A large photo of O’Brien was set on an easel at the entrance of the stadium.
For information on the ceremony, including a full list of graduates, look for The Times Leader’s special graduation section later this month.
