The 124th annual commencement for the New Trier Township High School Class of 2024 featured approximately 950 graduates on June 2 at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates. Graduates wore white and black formal garments. Handheld long-stemmed red roses and red lapel boutonnières were provided.
“I think a rose symbolizes beauty and new beginnings,” said second from right, Taegan Usher, 18, of Wilmette. Roses are on the table before the 124th annual New Trier Township High School commencement on June 2, 2024 at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press) “I think a rose symbolizes beauty and new beginnings,” said graduate Taegan Usher, 18, of Wilmette.
Holding red roses included Nora Niehus of Glenview and Claire Porwancher of Wilmette. It could be said the stem of a rose reflected on the budding STEM careers both Niehus and Porwancher are pursuing after graduation. From left to right, Nora Niehus of Glenview and Claire Porwancher of Wilmette have just selected their roses and pose for a photo outside before the 124th annual New Trier Township High School commencement on June 2, 2024 at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.
(Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press) STEM stands for the curriculum principles of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. STEAM adds the arts component but Niehus and Porwancher prefer the STEM model. STEM is, “big time,” said Porwancher, who is, “headed off to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, I’m studying chemistry.
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