On Thursday, June 13, 661 Robinson High School seniors received their diplomas at the 2013 Commencement Ceremony held at the Patriot Center.

Not only notable for its size, the graduates received over $4 million in scholarship money for their continuing education. As student speaker Ellie Borkowski remarked in her comments, the class is “ready to take on any challenge; ready to take on the world.” The commencement address was given by recently retired Robinson Principal Daniel Meyers, who gave graduates five tips to achieve success:

• Don’t take your mother’s love for granted;

• Bloom where you are planted and excel wherever you go;

• Don’t expect your freshman year in college to be like your senior year in high school;

• When you choose your life’s work, do something you love;

• When you get “that job,” make yourself indispensable by being highly productive and low maintenance.