Bridges Virtual Academy (BVA), a virtual charter school in the Merrill Area Public School District serving grades K4-12, held its Class of 2024 graduation ceremony Friday evening, May 17, 2024, at Merrill High School. There were 44 total graduates this year from around the state of Wisconsin. Thirty of these graduates, along with their family and friends, traveled to Merrill to participate in the graduation ceremony. BVA’s Class of 2024 includes both January and May graduates.
January graduates: Brooke Anderson (Ferryville), Allison Clauser (Milwaukee), Emma Clauser (Milwaukee), Riley Gallagher (Merrill), Ryan Kozlowski (Mukwonago), Shylah Kravick (White Lake), Noah Lewis (New Glarus), Josiah Rasmussen (Janesville), Autumn Tatman (Merrill), and Braden Walker (Baraboo).
May Graduates: Salvador Abundiz (Green Bay), Ella Arcand (Algoma), Lauren Babich (Franksville), Thia Benhart (Whitewater), Bilqes Bent-Ibrahim (Milwaukee), Lily Blechacz (Milwaukee), Grahm Dodge (Merrill), Ethan Filtz (Wittenberg), Haylee Florez (Neenah), Silas Frank (Waterloo), Ava Fullerton (Little Suamico), Jonah Gulisano (Madison), Abigail Gutenberger (Merrill), Maxx Hilstad (Appleton), Lorelei Hughes (South Milwaukee), Silas Jorgensen (Schofield), Isabela Jung (Greenfield), Micah Karle (Greenville), Anna Lievens (Delavan), Elias Matiash (Oshkosh), Thomas Matiash (Oshkosh), John Nyquist (Almond), Olivia Pollnow (Franksville), Olivia Ritchie (Wausau), Wyatt Rozmarynoski (Woodruff), Julia Shore (Sun Prairie), Katelyn Shrock (Rhinelander), Taryn Smith (Baraboo), Josiah Spennetta (Middleton), Paul Springer III (Milwaukee), Julia Wacker (Rhinelander), Caleb Waddell (Muskego), Roman Wunsch (Merrill), and Sergei Wunsch (Merrill).