LIVERMORE FALLS — Memories, nostalgia and looking forward to the future were tops with the 65 seniors who graduated from the South Campus of Spruce Mountain High School on Saturday night.

The graduation was the last for the town of Livermore Falls. Beginning next year, all Spruce Mountain seniors will graduate from the Jay campus.

For some, being in the last class was an exciting time.

“This feels awesome. At least we had four years together,” said Rebeca Dunton who plans to attend Wyoming Tech in the fall to learn diesel mechanics.

Salutatorian Caleb Berry, whose parents met when they were LFHS students, received a huge applause when he “accidentally” started to say Livermore Falls High School during his speech.

“I’ll always consider myself an Andie and I know many of you will, as well,” he said, again to thunderous applause.

Special keynote speaker was Ted Finn, now the principal at Lake Region High School, who served as a social studies teacher, then as principal of LFHS from 1998-2010.

He told students that it’s never too late to change direction, and to accept that change is inevitable.

Valedictorian Amethyst Miller spoke of what she considered keys to high school success, such as having patience, confidence and being appreciative. But she emphasized the warmth and helpfulness of the teachers and administration.

“This is not the school I was destined to attend; this is the school I chose to attend,” she said. “These are not the teachers I had to take classes from; these are the teachers I love and appreciate. This school is, in my opinion, the best in the state, and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. We have an energetic student body, a compassionate principal, and fabulous teachers.”

Principal Steve Leunig said during his introductory remarks that the first class to graduate from the building was in 1968.

Graduates left the school after the ceremony for Project Graduation at West Forks, where they will go whitewater rafting on Sunday.

With the closure of the academic portion of south campus, the town will no longer have a school within its borders.