<p>“National Merit Scholar and Valedictorian Diane Stacy Shahan: Seniors Say Goodbye to Bluefield High” (West Virginia)</p>
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<p>"BLUEFIELD One hundred forty-two young men and women closed one chapter of their lives and turned to a new page Friday evening when they came forward to accept the diplomas they earned at Bluefield High School.</p>
<p>The ceremony was scheduled to take place at Mitchell Stadium, but the venue was changed to the Bluefield Performing Arts Center at the high school due to heavy rain. Friends and family filled the ground floor and balcony of the center, and there were guests who had to watch the ceremony on televisions in the schools cafeteria.</p>
<p>Cameras and camcorders were readied to memorialize the moment as the graduates, lined up under an outdoor awning, started filing into the school.</p>
<p>How did it feel to graduate?</p>
<p>Amazing! said Lindsey Whitt as she held up her arms in triumph. Were excited!</p>
<p>The Valedictorian for the Class of 2010 is Diane Stacy Shahan, daughter of Michael and Jacqueline Shahan of Bramwell. Recipient of National Merit Scholarship, she will attend Princeton University." (continued)</p>