Central High School is the largest school in Western Massachusetts with more than 2,000 students.
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Central High School Class of 2011 graduated on Thursday night in ceremonies at a packed Symphony Hall.
A severe thunderstorm whipped through the city just before the graduation, but did not seem to dampen the spirits of the graduates, their families and friends, many of whom were directly affected by last week's tornado.
Central High School is the largest school in Western Massachusetts with more than 2,000 students
Central is one of three Western Massachusetts high schools which made a national Washington Post listing of challenge index public high schools. To qualify for that elite list, a high school had to have half its students take at least one advanced placement, international baccalaureate or advanced international certificate of education test in their junior year and one in their senior year.
MassLive.com and The Republican will have more coverage of the Central High School Class of 2011 graduation on Friday and Saturday.