But that seemed way too cheesy,' Frantino said. 'We were taking pictures near the Red Hawk statue and I was going to ask her there. For the second time during Montclair's series of Convocations celebrating the Class of 2022, there was about to be a marriage proposal.

In between, the families passed the time taking photographs, walking around campus, Frantino with an eye to the perfect place to pull off a surprise. It was a long day as her boyfriend Tyler Frantino was also celebrating with his own Convocation, for College of the Arts being held in the evening. Sisk-Gritz celebrated her graduation with family on Saturday, June 4, during the afternoon Convocation ceremony for the College of Science and Mathematics. And that's where the second part of this Red Hawk story begins. Floormates helped their friend continue with her classes, babysitting when she would bring her infant daughter to campus and gifting a tiny T-shirt, 'Everybody loves me at Montclair State University.'Īs a student these past four years, Sisk-Gritz embraced the Red Hawk spirit. Twenty-two years ago, her mother, then a Montclair freshman, went into labor in the residence hall without ever knowing she was pregnant. Diana Sisk-Gritz received a bachelor's degree in Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences as part of the Combined BS/MS program.

Montclair, NJ () - In a Red Hawk story that has come full circle, the baby who was almost born in Bohn Hall is now a graduate.

As Beautiful as It Seems by Diana Hawk