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Tottenville High School holds graduation; student killed <strong>in</strong><br />

November remembered<br />

Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 2:38 PM<br />

Amy Padnani<br />

Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel<br />

Graduate Karyn Savage waves to her family at <strong>the</strong> Tottenville High School commencement ceremony.<br />

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- No high school graduation could be complete without exhuberant cheers, fervent<br />

hat-tossers and even some who were dressed down for <strong>the</strong> occasion.<br />

The ceremony — <strong>the</strong> largest <strong>in</strong> Tottenville’s recent history, with 906 graduates — encompassed a range of<br />

emotions, from hearty laughter to bittersweet tears, much like <strong>the</strong> students’ memorable four years at <strong>the</strong><br />

school.<br />

The loss of 17-year-old Elt<strong>in</strong>gville resident, Jan<strong>in</strong>e Brawer, permeated <strong>the</strong> event with a sense of<br />

poignancy; many said <strong>the</strong>y would miss Jan<strong>in</strong>e’s charisma, creativity and passion for life. Jan<strong>in</strong>e died outside<br />

<strong>the</strong> school <strong>in</strong> November after a car accident one Friday as she was head<strong>in</strong>g home from class.<br />

Pr<strong>in</strong>cipal John Tum<strong>in</strong>aro dedicated yesterday’s ceremony to her, with her parents tearfully seated on stage<br />

beh<strong>in</strong>d him.<br />

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