MPISD Superintendent of Schools Judd Marshall welcomed students, family members, teachers, school board members and administrators from Mt. Pleasant and Chapel Hill High Schools. He noted that he was proud of the Mt. Pleasant community for continuing the tradition of the Baccalaureate Service when so many other districts and communities had abandoned the practice.

Valedictorians Nayeli Fuentes from Mt. Pleasant High School (r) and Tanner Levesque from Chapel Hill High School, lead the seniors into the auditorium at First Baptist Church for the 2016 Community Baccalaureate Service.

MPHS Principal Dustin Cook accepts a $100 from FBC pastor Dr. Clint Davis during the 2016 Community Baccalaureate Service. The $100 is a donation to be given to a student at the school’s Project Graduation.

MPHS honor graduate Christina Kessler brought the crowd to its feet with her rendition of “Cross In Your Life” at the 2016 Community Baccalaureate Service.

Members of the MPHS Choir sing “We Can Dream” at the 2016 Community Baccalaureate Service.