‘Cap’ing it all off at FHS
“This year we have one student who will be attending one of the United States military academies,” principal Dr. John Bartlett said of Dylan Alexander Rohn, who has been accepted into the U.S. Merchant Marines Academy. The appointment carries an equivalent of a $300,000 scholarship over the course of his education. Rohn is one of about 200 appointees selected from a pool of more than 2,000.
Bartlett said the school had nine National Merit finalists, had 15 students attend Governors schools during their high school career, 15 earning the rank of Eagle Scouts and two earning the Gold Scout award.
These FHS grads earned more than $30 million in scholarships, Bartlett said, adding, “We’re still calculating.”
In Hayden Toon’s speech, “Food For Thought,” he said about his classmates, “We are so lucky this group of people got together. ...”
