Mapleton, Minto and Norwell host graduation luncheon

Nearing the end of the final semester of high school for graduating students, the Town of Minto, Township of Mapleton and Norwell District Secondary School celebrated the students’ accomplishments with a graduation luncheon at the school on May 29.

The municipalities and the school formed a partnership to host the barbecue luncheon in the Norwell cafeteria, where Minto Mayor George Bridge and Mapleton Mayor Neil Driscoll offered their well wishes and a “send off” to the graduating class of 2018.

“The purpose of the event was to share the message the students’ ‘roots’ will always be in Minto and Mapleton,” states a press release from the Town of Minto.

“The municipalities encourage students to explore, but to remember where their roots are and that opportunity will always await them here.”

Bridge said, “We encourage students to venture off and to spread their wings, but we also want them to understand that there is opportunity to live, work or start a business here in the future.”

Bridge added, “Their roots will always be here and we hope that one day they will return and plant new roots in the community once again.”