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[email protected] 120TH YEAR, 23RD ISSUE LITTLETON, N.H., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009 75¢ (USPS 315-760) Lisbon Regional graduates look to future By ART McGRATH arts or receiving honors for speaker, Wendell Jesseman,
[email protected] civic duty. This class has chairman of the board of LISBON–Eyes on the shown consistently it can New England Wire future, the seniors of accomplish great things.” Technologies, Lisbon’s Lisbon Regional High Osborn said the town largest employer, congratu- School became graduates, always supported its stu- lated the graduates on their watched by proud families dents, including turning accomplishment and gave and friends. out in great numbers for advice but also reflected on In a packed gym, the sporting events. They grew the state of the world, not- seniors marched in to the up in a “small town with a ing that the students were traditional strains of big heart” and he hoped graduating during a time of Elgar’s “Pomp and that idea would follow each severe national security Circumstance” and lined of them no matter where and economic challenges. up on stage as a class for they went. “It’s not a good time to the last time, cheered by all. Kelly Johnson, the salu- SEE FUTURE, PAGE A10 After the Pledge of tatorian, had somewhat dif- Allegiance and the entire ferent thoughts on her gym singing the National mind. She was thinking of Anthem, the serious busi- procrastination, something ness of graduation began. she did a lot of, she said.