LEE, Mass. — Will R. McKeon and Lydia F. Morawiec have been named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of Lee

High School's class of 2018. 

 

Commencement ceremonies will take place on Saturday, June 2, at 1:30 p.m. at the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood in Lenox.

 

McKeon is the son of Karen Rutschmann and Jack McKeon of Lee. He is a member of the National Honor Society, band, the Gay-Straight Alliance, and many theater productions. He's an Eagle Scout and a taekwondo instructor. McKeon was the recipient of the Dartmouth College Book Award and the Elmira College Key Award. 

 

He will be attending Clark University in Worcester in the fall and studying psychology and/or education.

 

Morawiec is the daughter of Thomas and Kathleen Morawiec of Lee. She is a member of the National Honor Society, band, volleyball, track and field, and the Gay-Straight Alliance. She has also been a mentor at the Flying Cloud Institute in Great Barrington and is a participant in the Advanced Volleyball Academy. She was the recipient of the Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award. 

 

She plans to attend the University of Massachusetts at Lowell next fall and major in electrical engineering.