SHSW Announces Brayden Stahl As 2024 Commencement Speaker

Smithtown High School West quarterback named honor speaker by classmates 

Smithtown West senior, Brayden Stahl, was selected by his peers to be this year’s commencement speaker, iSmithtown West senior, Brayden Stahl, was selected by his peers to be this year’s commencement speaker, it was announced during the school’s annual Gold Cord breakfast, on April 3. 

“It’s a big honor, and the relationship I’ve built with my classmates and the respect I’ve hopefully earned from them is what got me to that position,” Brayden exclaimed.  

Smithtown High School West Principal John Coady expressed his appreciation for the school’s highest academic achievers among the senior class. 

The senior class encompassing 114 students who achieved a cumulative 4.0 GPA assembled in the G Café for a breakfast to recognize their lofty achievements.  

“Smithtown West is a great school because we have great students like you,” Coady told the honorees.  

The gold cord honorees are slated to attend a second ceremony, with their families, on May 22. Each senior will be called to the stage and their college destination and planned major will be shared.

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD