Three Rivers Middle College graduation
Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School graduate Samuel Knowles, center, adjusts his hat and tassel before members of the Class of 2019 get their diplomas during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School graduate Jennifer Paul adjusts her tassel before members of the Class of 2019 get their diplomas during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Gabrielle Trudelle, left, helps Alana Gregor with her cap as members of the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 wait in the lobby for commencement exercises to begin Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
The members of the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 gather for a group photo in the lobby before commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School math teacher CK Wong, right, organizes members of the Class of 2019 for a group photo in the lobby before commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Principal Brad Columbus gets the Class of 2019 lined up for commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
The members of the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 line up in the college lobby for the procession to commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Xynaijah Caldwell races down the hall to join her classmates in the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 as they start their procession to commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
The members of the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 march to commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Friends and family members watch as the 31 members of the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 march into the room for commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School graduate Giselle Taveras joins the Class of 2019 processing into the room for commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
The 31 members of the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 listen to Principal Brad Columbus's address before getting their diplomas during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Members of the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 laugh at comments from Court of Excellence speaker Elena Landry during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Shakela Holley, right, aunt of Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School graduate Xynaijah Caldwell, cheers with other family members as the Class of 2019 graduates receive their diplomas during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School graduate Giselle Taveras takes her marshmallow from the stack on the stage as the 31 members of the Class of 2019 get their diplomas during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. The class learned the story of the Stanford marshmallow study on delayed gratification and referred to it during the ceremony. The graduates were invited to take, or not, from the plate of marshmallows on the table by their diplomas during the ceremony. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Kevin Trudelle waves a photo of his daughter, Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 graduate Gabriella Trudelle, as she gets her diploma during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Members of the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 move their tassels after receiving their diplomas during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Friends and family members of Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School graduate Xynaijah Caldwell take photos of her with Principal Brad Columbus after members of the Class of 2019 received their diplomas during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School graduate Clover Leep gets a hug and kiss from her grandmother Sharon Nye after the 31 members of the Class of 2019 received their diplomas during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
The members of the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 gather in the lobby before processing down the halls to get their diplomas during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
The members of the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 gather for a photo of their decorated mortarboards in the lobby before marching down the halls to get their diplomas during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Ethan Dodge, left, and Evan Kotomski chat as the 31 members of the Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School Class of 2019 gather in the lobby prior to commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School graduates Alana Gregor, left, and Clover Leep toast each other with marshmallows after the 31 members of the Class of 2019 received their diplomas during commencement exercises Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. The class learned the story of the Stanford marshmallow study on delayed gratification and referred to it during the ceremony. The graduates were invited to take, or not, from the plate of marshmallows on the table by their diplomas during the ceremony. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)