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Samiyah Allbritton walks beside English teacher Michael Harvey.
Photo by Ian SwabyDasiel Rodriguez of the JROTC Color Guard helps initiate the ceremony.
Photo by Ian SwabyClass president Sophia Bruno Alves and Treasurer Leila Hamzic walk the aisle.
Photo by Ian SwabyMichael Barry and Vanessa Andrade walk the aisle.
Photo by Ian SwabyHudson Moore and Mia Caroline Merandi walk the aisle.
Photo by Ian Swaby
Raul Batista receives a diploma from Deputy Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer Rachael O'Dea.
Photo by Ian SwabyAnna Lopes greets school board member Liz Barker.
Photo by Ian SwabyDominic Figueroa's tassel is moved.
Photo by Ian SwabyRoselyne Frelinghuysen cheers for her niece Kathleen Minor.
Photo by Ian SwabyKody Austin Mosher approaches the stage.
Photo by Ian SwabyColby John Nolan approaches the stage.
Photo by Ian SwabyFrehley Spainhower and Elizabeth Grace Smalley walk the aisle.
Photo by Ian SwabyStudents listen to a speaker.
Photo by Ian SwabyClass historian Ashley Egan offers a speech.
Photo by Ian SwabyConor Fitzgibbons applauds during a speech.
Photo by Ian SwabyClass secretary Lucca Stefenoni offers a speech.
Photo by Ian SwabyClass president Sophia Bruno Alves addresses the graduates.
Photo by Ian SwabyLauren Haggard offered the speech "Everyone is an Artist."
Photo by Ian SwabyStudents, including Gavin Beachy (front), watch the ceremony.
Photo by Ian SwabyEli Oswald is announced as the student selected for the Principal's Award.
Photo by Ian SwabySara Blake returns from the stage after being the student to receive the Linda Nook Leadership Award and Scholarship.
Photo by Ian SwabyGraduate Judy Al-Rawi (center), her father Ali Al Rawi, sister Jenna Al Rawi, mother Hala Muhsin, cousin Sarah Al-Zubaidi, 2, aunt Ayah Muhsin, cousin Maryam Al-Zubaidi, 1, and sister Rayam Al-Rawi
Photo by Ian SwabyGraduate Jessy Zamarripa, his brother Ricardo Zamarripa, mother Liliana Chavez, and brothers Eric Zamarripa and Youani Chavez
Photo by Ian SwabyDevin Capriola, Domini Figueroa, and Devin's twin brother Gavin Capriola.
Photo by Ian SwabyGraduate Ninabella Worhacz, her sister Rosemary Worhacz, her father Robert Worhacz, and her mother Josephine Worhacz.
Photo by Ian SwabyXander Jacobson and his mother Jana Morris
Photo by Ian SwabyPromila Khana tries on her granddaughter Kashvi Khanna's robes.
Photo by Ian SwabyKashvi Khanna
Photo by Ian SwabyAiden Fitzibbons, his girlfriend Maya Hyder, mother Lisa Fitzgibbons and brother, graduate Conor Fitzgibbons
Photo by Ian SwabyPrincipal Erin Haughey told graduates of Riverview High School that she learned about purpose from her grandfather, a third-generation American who served in World War II.
She recounted delivering meals on wheels, serving in soup kitchens, and organizing donations to the Salvation Army, stating her grandfather would even attend funerals of strangers who had no family.
She said from him, she learned a concept the Japanese call "ikigai."
"It's the intersection of what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for, and when those four thing align, you've found your purpose," she said.
Purpose was a recurring theme during the ceremony, which involved some 470 graduates taking the stage at Robarts Arena, the night of May 30.
Conor Fitzgibbons, a National Merit finalist scholar, will be studying finance, a subject he said he had been "super interested" in for the past few years, at the University of Florida.
"I'm relieved, I'm excited, and I'm anxious for the future," he said. "It's crazy that it's gone already. It felt like it went so fast, especially those last few years, but really going into my future, going to college, I'm super excited."
During a speech, graduate Lauren Haggard encouraged graduates to embrace their own unique paths.
She said she had spent most of her time in the school's arts department, stating that it is "way more fun to get your color everywhere and be judged, than to pretend like you have no color at all, and be met with silence."
"As you continue to live, create, and learn, you will use the wrong brush again," she said. "You will use the wrong color. You may have to paint over the canvas and start over. But what a blessing it is to have brushes to choose from, colors to paint with, and the opportunity to reset, try again, and use what you've learned."
