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Berkeley Middle College recently celebrated its 49 graduating seniors.

This year’s graduating class included four Academic Honor recipients and eight Palmetto Fellows. The senior class has earned 24 Associate Degrees, 11 Pre-Nursing Certifications and 40 credentials from Trident Technical College. There were 24 students who qualified for the Life scholarship and 16 who qualified for the Hope Scholarship.

Students raked in an estimated $5,757,724 in academic scholarships and $998,400 in athletic scholarships.

Commencement exercises were held May 28 at the Performing Arts Center.

Valedictorian

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Vedika T Patel

Parents: Sneha Patel and Tushar Patel

Siblings: Sam and Prashant Patel

Awards: Completed Associates in Science Degree; Associates in Arts Degree; and Pre-Nursing Certificate

Offices held: Co-editor of Yearbook

Extracurricular activities: BETA and NHS; volunteers at Summerville Medical Center; works at Palmetto Digestive Health Specialists as a certified medical assistant

Scholarships earned: Life Scholarship; College of Charleston Merit Scholarship

Total scholarships: $40,000

College attending: College of Charleston

Intended major: Biology – Pre-Med

Salutatorian

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Ashton John Hayden

Parents: Amanda Hayden and John Hayden

Siblings: Adrian Hayden

Awards: Completed Associates Degree in Machine Tool Technology at Trident Technical College;

Extracurricular activities: Martial Arts

Scholarships earned: Clemson University Merit Scholarship; Clemson University Palmetto Pact Scholarship; University of South Carolina Presidential Scholarship; University of South Carolina Valedictorian Scholarship; Palmetto Fellows Scholarship

College attending: Clemson University Honors College

Intended major: Mechanical Engineering

Top 5 Graduating Seniors

Joining Patel and Hayden in the top five are the following students:

3. Adam Justin Myers

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4. Audrey Renee Isgett

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5. Eva Gabrielle Delacruz Jones

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Berkeley Middle College’s Graduating Class of 2025

Danilo Luke Athearn

James Marke Baker III

Gabriel Alexander Begorre

Madison Michelle Benz

Leah May Bollenberg

Isabella Adelai Brown

Kimora Leshay Brown

Lauren Elisabeth Clontz

Andrew Thomas Contois

Louis Patrick McLean Cornelison

Ahmia Ranese Davis

Natalie May Dukich

Ethan Isaac Gabriel Gambles

Matthew Alexis Godoy

Landon Raeve Guerry

Alexandra Allana Hart

Ashton John Hayden

Judge Timothy Hill III

Tyler Lee Ireland

Audrey Renee Isgett

Josie Ricardo Jenkins

Aiden Mitchell Johnson

Eva Gabrielle Delacruz Jones

Addison Taylor Lee

Yaretzi Lugo

Austin Riley MacBain

Madison Bai Majewski

Kelsey Lyn McBee

Mya Hinata McColl

Bryce William McMurtry

Jayden Montrell Moorer

Adam Justin Myers

Darya Nosova

Vedika T Patel

McKenzie Rose Perham

Adeline Amelia Quinn

Pamella Victorya Rocha Santos

Garret Mateo-Jason Savage

Yuxi Shao

Josaphine Grace Spencer

Cameron Nicole Stanley

Curtis Robert Stanley

Laila Alise Thomas

John Wendell Aquino Trespicio

Isabella Janiya Walker

Joshua Aidan Wallace

Jo'miah Peyton Shaneece Wigfall

Natalie Ruth Williamson

Willow MacKenzie Wrighten

Kayla Ynoa Sanchez