A message to the graduates:

This graduation is a unique and memorable experience because of the circumstances through which you have had to come to get to this point. The skills that you have developed, however, as a result of learning and living in a pandemic are skills that will make you stronger, smarter, and more adaptable in your future. The skills of communication, flexibility, patience, grace, kindness, cooperation, empathy, hard work, engagement, being proactive, and inclusiveness will allow you to do anything you set your mind to. I have confidence that you will set your minds to doing the right thing, not just for yourself but for those around you, and that will make the world a better place.

Congratulations! 

—Love, Mrs. Hansen …(please see below to view all of the graduates’ photographs)

Photo captions:

Corey Hansen, El Tejon Middle School principal

Alona Adargo
Keaton Arnold
Evanny Ayala
Sarah Bettis
Mackenzie Caverhill
Madyson Chavez
William Coyle
Reynaldo Cuba (missing Picture)
Gabriel Cuevas Mendez
HaileyLynn Davis
Jordynn Ekkelkamp
Karla Garcia
Landyn Garrett
Tony Gonzales
Aurora Gonzalez
Jamie Heermann
Mia Hirst (missing Picture)
Anthony Ibarra
Yamileth Lainez Rivera
Kaya Lefler
Jose Lincke-Ivic (missing Picture)
Jasmine Lira
Dana Martin
Willow McClary
Evelyn McCune
Manuel Mejia
Sage Mills Cox
Sydne Mojica (missing Picture)
Machenna Nippert
Alexsandra Olea
Sierra Owens (missing Picture)
Elan Prichard
Tyler Raisbeck
Faith Ratcliffe
Ariana Rios
Dulce Rodriguez
Samuel Rodriguez
Taylor Rutland (missing Picture)
Tyler Rutland (missing Picture)
Sherlyn Sandoval
Amber Sianez (missing Picture)
Bridget Sibley (missing Picture)
Alexander Stears
Robert Steere
Kaylie Suorsa
Isaac Turney
Delaney Valente
Richard Vargas
Elizabeth Velasquez
Aubree Vogelsang
Marli Walters
Taylor Weller-Moore

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This is part of the May 28, 2021 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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