Reported by Jill Neptune, TME

An emotional few weeks of awards banquets led up to June 8, when the principal of Frazier Mountain High School burst into tears as she gave her speech to the graduating Class of 2017: “I want to thank every single one of you for the memories you’ve given me over the past four years,” FMHS Principal Sara Haflich told teachers, parents and graduates, “I am truly a better…”(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Families cheered and bounced congratulatory signs for their graduates as the FMHS Class of 2017 received their diplomas.

Above: Unidentified Flying Mortarboards soar aloft at the end of the graduation ceremony. Below: Thrilled grads stand in puddles of colorful confetti in front of FMHS.

Aubrey Domke, Amanda Gonzalez

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