(STURGIS) – It was a beautiful evening Thursday for people to be at the Sturgis High School football field.

They weren’t there to watch a sporting event. Instead the audience was in attendance for the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2024.

Sturgis Superintendent Dr. Art Ebert shared with the crowd some of the many accomplishments achieved by the graduating class, from the classroom, to the band room and the athletic fields. Ebert explains why he is sharing this information. LINKC.

The speaker for the Class of 2024 as chosen by his classmates was Rodrigo Urbina Jr. Urbina says this is the day he and the rest of his class has been looking for and no matter what is next, the Sturgis High School Class of 2024 is ready to move forward. LINKD.

Urbina says he and his classmates have the potential to achieve great things, by believing in themselves and their abilities.