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GRADUATION
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Taylor Akins
Braydon Altherr
Aaron Anderson
Kylynn Anderson
Thomas Appel
Cole Becker
Matthew Beltran
Joslyn Brashaw
Hayden Cagley
Makayla Cole
Layla Cuthrell
Carter Daws
Hailey Deen
Brayden Dorsey
Logan Dyson
Kara Erdmann
Jacob Fiorello
Mason Fox
Christian Gasmund
Courtney Greenfield
Dylan Greenfield
Naya Haller
Montanna Heinz
David Hohenstein
Anthony Jenkins
Natalie Johnson
Noah Johnson
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3 GRADUATION
Breanna Kloster
Arriana Koerble
Dylan Lewis
Noah Lindquist
Autumn McGlynn
Scarlet Merrell
Laci Meyer
Michael Netherland
Josie Pals
Nicholas Parra
Faith Pepper
Holly Plock
Mary Salins
Hadley Sanders
Kailey Sanders
Joseph Snyder
Brooklyn Sulser
Julia Wells
Alexander Williams
Wade Wilson
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Graduation: A day to cap off our time in high school — but why? Metro News Service
Graduation ceremonies are a tradition that dates back to the first high schools and universities. While many aspects of graduation ceremonies have evolved over the years, the graduation cap has remained a hallmark of such ceremonies. Graduation caps are one of the most visible aspects of graduation dress. Many scholars believe the mortarboard style cap graduates don was developed from the biretta, a similar-looking Italian hat worn by Roman Catholic clergy. In the 12th and 13th centuries, students and teachers typically wore clerical clothing because the church was highly influential at this time. Medieval universities helped inspire academic dress, including the familiar graduation cap. Mortarboards are shaped like a square, perhaps to give them a scholarly appearance like a book or to represent the shape of a quad on the campus of England’s Oxford Univer-
sity, where many graduation dress customs are believed to have originated. Others theorize that the mortarboard, which is named after the flat board used by bricklayers and masons, represents the skill of a master workman. Many graduation caps were initially black or gray. According to the graduation information site Graduation Source, when color photography became the norm in the 20th century, schools began to use gowns and caps in different shades because they would show up in photographs. Schools often coordinate caps and gowns so their colors reflect their official school colors. While certain degrees warrant different styles of gown, cowls and hoods, mortarboard caps are relatively standard. In addition to the cap, there is a single button at the top. Tassels hang from these buttons. At commencement, tassels are traditionally worn on the right side of the cap and then moved to the left once graduates receive their diplomas. Graduation caps are part of the larger scope of academic dress that comprises school traditions. Millions of graduates across the globe will don their caps and toss them into the air later in celebration of their hard work.
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GRADUATION
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Carmen Montes Allende
Cassandra Aylward
Cody Bailey
Paige Beauchem
Shaun Blake
Jenae Bothe
Isaac Brooks
Brayden Burkhart
Simona Carriero
Colton Case
Olivia Chavez
Bradly Cheever
Avery Clark
Kenton Comer
Zachary Cox
Riley Crichton
Alina Dexheimer
Liam Dickson-Harriett
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5 GRADUATION
Daniel Dominguez
Abigail Duke
Hayden Eastman
Brooklyn Fritts-Lachat
Gavin Gallagher
Joey Gelander
Ethan George
Jared Glendenning
Shyanne Hanson
Tristan Harriett
Chase Harvell
Mya Hernandez
James Hill
Weston Hughes
Wesley Immel
Isaac Jacobs
Naysa Johnson
Lin-Manuel Miranda | Composer/actor
Michael Altschuler | Entreprenuer
Taylor Johnson
Isaac Kaltenbrun
Maya Key
Hayden Klapp
Isabella Koertner
Lauren Lirgameris
Riley Lofgreen
Ricky Logan
Victoria Marchetti
Carter Marlatt
Faith Marquardt
Miranda Merrit
Emily Millan
Abigail Miller
Max Miller
Kelsi Morris
Isaac Nelson
Eden Nielsen
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GRADUATION
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Cassandra Nyderek
Alejandro Ocampo
Kenrick Oriyavong
Mia Ortega
Natalia Pascual
Aubrey Point
Issac Reber
Kaydin Reber
Raylene Richardson
Natalie Roesslein
Taylar Rufer
Allesandra Schelling
Brady Schwartz
Avery Sellers
Lucas Stevens
Jesse Suter
Manuel Tabernero
Nadia Theisen
Megan Thompson
Alyssa Torres
Lena Trampel
Mia Trampel
Miguel Vazquez-Barragan
Abigail Virgil
Brandon Wade
Garrett Warner
Luca Van Dyck
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Jackson Werren
Piper Williams
Nick Wylie
Madissen Allen
Jasmine Badon
Cooper Blake
Kaylah Boelens
Nicole Boelens
Nicholas Cain
Matthew Call
Breanna Cisketti
Clayton Davis
Blake Diehl
Josh Donaldson
Daniel Engel
Madelynn Jones
Oliver Kaczmarski
Denesy Lackland
Morgan McBride
7 GRADUATION
Alex Medrano
Tyler Merdian
Monica Miller
Natalie Nelson
Kowen Newman
Wyatt Queckboerner
Wayde Reimer
Matthew Rienstra
Devin Rucker
Devion Sankey
Kahlil Sankey
Kadence Sheaffer
Linnea Sundman
Colton Taylor
Tristian Truitt
Connor Ukena
Faith Ukena
Braelyn Velez
Kealie Wilcox
Emileigh Williams
Abigail Yingling
Taryn Zell
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Pablo Picasso | Artist
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SCENES FROM THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR
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Abigail Virgil performs as the princess during Oregon High School’s Madrigal Dinner held at Stronghold Retreat & Conference Center north of Oregon on Dec. 11.
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Forreston High School students cheer on the Cardinals as they pose for a selfie during a Jan. 20 conference game basketball against Polo.
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Polo High School’s Homecoming King Tyler Meridian and Queen Nicole Boelens pose for a photo after walking across the Marcos’ football field with Little Prince Denali Dean-Lackland and Little Princess Ava Roberts during halftime of the Oct. 1 game against River Ridge.
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Polo’s Cooper Blake celebrates a big defensive play for the Marcos in the fourth quarter at the 8-Man State Championship in Monmouth in November. Polo beat Orangeville 12-7 to win the state title.