Rappahannock Community College officials bestowed degrees and certificates on the more than 200 members of the school’s class of 2015 who attended the May 8 ceremony at the school’s Warsaw campus.

While the official lists of graduates cannot be finalized until mid-June (after high school graduations), the total number of degrees and certificates promises to be close to 500, a release stated. As in previous years, this number includes students who completed their graduation requirements at the end of the summer and fall 2014 semesters, as well as those who have just completed the spring semester.

“Your skills, talents and positive attitude have created life and work opportunities,” RCC president Dr. Elizabeth “Sissy” Crowther told the graduates at the open-air ceremony.

Among guests of honor joining Crowther and Dr. Donna Alexander, RCC’s vice president of instruction and student development, on the platform was keynote speaker Everett Jordan...