The following schools recently held their graduation ceremonies:

CAROLINE COUNTY CAROLINE HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 232

Valedictorian: Lisa Carter

Salutatorian: Julie Grissom

Speakers: students Justin Castillo and Corey Pleasants; valedictorian and salutatorian

HANOVER COUNTY ATLEE HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 344

Valedictorian: Christina E. Darling

Salutatorian: Thomas E. Floyd

Speakers: Stewart D. Roberson, Hanover County school superintendent; Gary L. Rhodes, president of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College; Vince D'Agostino, principal

HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 353

Valedictorian: Maggie Tillar

Salutatorian: Jessica Poyer

Speaker: Stewart D. Roberson, Hanover County school superintendent

LEE-DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 386

Valedictorian: Martha Ellen Fisher

Salutatorian: Theresia Michelle Doty

Speaker: Stewart D. Roberson, Hanover County school superintendent; Stanley B. Jones, principal

PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 350

Valedictorian: Anna Kristina Pecht

Salutatorian: Megan Nichole Spears

Speakers: Stewart D. Roberson, Hanover County school superintendent; Jeffrey Crook, principal; valedictorian and salutatorian

KING AND QUEEN COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 42

Valedictorian: Shantell M. Russ

Salutatorian: Sara E. Brannon

KING WILLIAM COUNTY KING WILLIAM HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 153

Valedictorian: Chelsea Reed

Salutatorian: Anna Kushner

Speaker: Margaret P. Spencer, circuit court judge

RICHMOND MAGGIE L. WALKER GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 168

Speaker: Gov. Tim Kaine

RICHMOND ADULT CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Number of graduates: 149

High School Scholastic Standout: Walton Meekins Jr.

GED Standout: Terrance Jackson

Speaker: Wayne Turnage, deputy chief of staff for Gov. Timothy M. Kaine

ARMSTRONG HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 141

Valedictorian: Samuel Best

Salutatorian: Tyericka Clark

Speaker: Michael Herring, City ofRichmond Commonwealth Attorneycommonwealth's attorney

BENEDICTINE HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 74

Valedictorian: Thomas Adam Saunders

Salutatorian: Robert Thomas Stone

Speakers: Alice C. Crowder, academic dean; the valedictorian and salutatorian

FRANKLIN MILITARY ACADEMY

Number of graduates: 54

Valedictorian: LeAnne Van Le

Salutatorian: Michelle Sherrell Johnson

Speakers: Valedictorian and salutatorian

GEORGE WYTHE HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 168

Valedictorian: Stephanie G. Paredes

Salutatorian: Latia S. Garner

Speaker: Valedictorian

HUGUENOT HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 286

Valedictorian: Danyelle G. Crutchfield

Salutatorian: Markeisha Harris-Minor

Speakers: Valedictorian and salutatorian

JOHN MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 201

Valedictorian: Jessica Butler

Salutatorian: Sabrina Carroll

Speaker: the Rev. Roscoe D. Cooper III

NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 8

Valedictorian: Jennifer B. Loving

Salutatorian: William C. Gay Jr.

Speakers: student Chris H. Jacobs and; valedictorian

OPEN HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 34

Speaker: Anne Holton, first lady of Virginia

RICHMOND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 48

Valedictorian: Jonathan Crawley

Salutatorian: Terrence Austin

Speaker: Michael Paul Williams, columnist, Richmond Times-Dispatch

THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 153

Valedictorian: Jessica David

Salutatorian: Rachel Ward

Speakers: Valedictorian and salutatorian

GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 186.

Valedictorian: Michael Stump

Salutatorian: Stephanie Green

Speaker: Joe Nuckols, class representative

NEW KENT COUNTY NEW KENT HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 190

Valedictorian: Ian Hunter Burnet

Salutatorian: Laura Morgan Smith

Speaker: J. Roy Geiger II, New Kent County school superintendent

POWHATAN POWHATAN HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 285

Valedictorian: Jessica Kathryn Allison

Salutatorian: Jessica Leigh Zlotkowski

Speaker: Rick Cole, principal

PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL

Number of graduates: 410

Valedictorian: Noelle Paige Fitts

Salutatorian: Erica Mae Hann

Speaker: R. Francis Moore, Prince George County school superintendent