By Marcy Axness, TME

“We’re so unstoppable that even a worldwide pandemic couldn’t keep us from graduating,” Frazier Mountain High School valedictorian Hailey Renfeldt said June 4.

She addressed her peers in seats dotted around the…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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As vehicles drove onto the track one student at a time, they were greeted by FMHS teachers lined up to cheer them. The famous, familiar graduation march played as a LELA color guard stood at attention.

Above: Each student had a designated seat awaiting them on the field, with a vehicle filled with family and friends parked behind; Inset, top: Hailey Leitschuck sang the national anthem to open the ceremony. And with their diploma, each grad got this T-shirt (right) that is sure to be a future heirloom!

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