As Ariel Farzannekou began his valedictory address, a young man dressed in black appeared behind him. The older cadets may have recognized him, but most of us were in the dark.
High School Principal Emerly Martinez was one of the first people to speak at the June 26-27 commencement exercises. His initial year in Cornwall had been unique.
It was a bright and sunny day on the campus of Storm King School the morning of June 13. The temperature hovered comfortably at about 63 degrees. Insects buzzed through the air and birds chirped from somewhere in the distance.
For only the second time in the school’s history, over 60 students received diplomas during the 151st commencement ceremony held June 1 at Storm King School.
As the Storm King School Class of 2016 prepared to graduate, on Saturday, commencement speaker Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney reminded the students of the words of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.