Parma Free Center (formerly Parma Free Methodist Nursery School) held its first Baccalaureate-Graduation service for their 4 and 5 year olds on Friday evening, June 13, 6:30 p.m., at St. Leo Church in Hilton. A processional to "Pomp and Circumstance" with students wearing caps and tassels began the ceremony. Bible songs and skits were presented by the students. Rev. Michael B. Merrill of Parma Christian Fellowship Church gave a short children's sermon. Each student was called forward to receive their graduation certificate and bible. Cake and punch were served to graduates, friends and family following the ceremony.

Teachers Pam Merrill and Nancy Abbott present the following thirty-seven students as the first graduating class of Parma Free Center: Joshua Abarzua, Matthew R. Ambrose, Michelina Josephine Ban, Cassidy Marie Beach, Tommy Brickler, Kelsey Brinkel, Nicholas Carrasco, Michael Cavallaro, Krista Lynne Cremaldi, Jonathan W. Dean, Jr., Kyle William DeGraeve, Heather DeHollander, Joshua Dixon, Jesse Nicholas Edwards, Kennith Randall Foster, Cameron Edward Gitzen, Mikayla Rose Godleski, David John Guest, Alexis Nicole Hartwig, Kristin Iuppa, Kyle Jordan Kenyon, Zachary Aaron LaPointe, Savannah Lee Lotta, Justin Marciano, Samantha Nicole McKay, Tyler A. Mundorff, Erica Lynn Peter, Ciara Lynn Pfaltzgraf, Amber Phillips, Breanna Lissette Polley, Emily Roach, Devin M. Robinson, Courtney Falk Sandberg, Teri Lynn Sharlow, Marisa F. Spronz, Joshua A. Trill, Jarrod P. Weitz.