Video: Grafton High School graduation ‘Rise Up’

Valli Velmurugan never lost her composure — even as the microphone at Grafton High School’s graduation kept cutting out as she performed “Rise Up.”

The Class of 2022 singer, who received a standing ovation, told her classmates after her performance that she hoped they would always find the strength to rise up during difficult times.

(photo editing is now in session — check back on Grafton Common for more graduation coverage!)

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