173 Graduates of St. Croix Educational Complex Exemplify Excellence and Resilience

Dubbed ‘E.L.I.T.E,’ the graduates impress with academic and extracurricular achievements, inspiring speeches, and a collective promise of future successes

All 173 seniors of the St. Croix Educational Complex High School met the requirements for graduation this year. At Tuesday’s graduation ceremony, the class of 2024 was dubbed “E.L.I.T.E” – an acronym that described them as empowered, lavish, invincible, tenacious, and extraordinary.

Extraordinary. There is no better word to describe this class. You are a class that has broken records,” Education Commissioner Dionne Wells-Hendrington told the triumphant students. Other officials, including Governor Albert Bryan Jr., Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach, Senate President Novelle E. Francis, and Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett were also present to celebrate the accomplishments of this extraordinary graduating class.