Senior Edition: A Celebration of Faith in Graduates

Speaker Jamel Roach talked to the seniors about the future and gave positive advice.

Alyssa Riha, Staff Writer
May 20, 2019

The Platteview High auditorium was dressed with plants encased in red fabric, a fresh look to the stage and podium. The 2019 Baccalaureate was held on May 5th, 2019. This ceremony is held annually for sharing Bible verses, a song selection, and a speaker. This year, Janelle Sorenson and Michelle Kalin, along with multiple senior parents, planned the Baccalaureate, and Jamel Roach from Bellevue Campus Life was the guest speaker.

The ceremony had multiple instances of student-led procedures. Seniors Jayden Sorenson and MacKenzie Loncke read verses and gratitudes during the program. Elizabeth Iverson, MacKenzie Loncke, Alyssa Riha, Kielee Costello, and Kaleigh Koehler added to the event as they sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”

Seniors MacKenzie Loncke, Kielee Costello, Elizabeth Iverson, Alyssa Riha, and Kaleigh Koehler sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water” at the 2019 Baccalaureate Ceremony.

MacKenzie Loncke said, “I really enjoyed the event. I had the privilege to speak from Isaiah 40. The singing that myself and a few other seniors arranged was very cool, too.”