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Graduate J.T. Largo gets a hug from his mother Kathy Chapin before the Bismarck Shiloh High School graduation on Monday.
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Shiloh High School's Maggie Mitzel gets some help with her graduation cap from her mother Julie Mitzel before the graduation ceremony on Monday.
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Bismarck graduation
Travis Kudrarna sprays disinfectant on the high school graduate chairs in between the commencement ceremonies of Bismarck High School and Legacy High School on Sunday at the MDU Resources Community Bowl. Graduation ceremonies were held outdoors due to the coronavirus pandemic.Â
Century High School graduation
Century High School held its commencement for the class of 2020 outdoors at the MDU Resources Community Bowl on Sunday afternoon.
Century High School graduation
Century High class of 2020 graduate Grant Anderson joins in a round of applause at commencement on Sunday afternoon at the MDU Resources Community Bowl.
Century High School graduation
Century High School principal Steve Madler, left, leads the CHS class of 2020 in a rally prior to graduates entering the MDU Resources Community Bowl for commencement on Sunday afternoon. Joining in the cheer in center is graduate (and a valedictorian) Srikrishna Kanadooru.
Century High School graduation
Century High 2020 graduate Scout Wheeler gave her graduation mortarboard a special treatment by attaching sequins to design the school mascot. "I did it a few days ago," she said estimating it took two days to complete.
Century High School graduation
Brayden Meyer, left, and Sarah Bosch, right, with hands on their hearts for the national anthem at the start of Century High's 2020 commencement ceremony on Sunday outside at the MDU Resources Community Bowl.
Century High School graduation
Century High graduate Lauren Ware poses for a portrait with her diploma on Sunday afternoon.
Century High School graduation
Century High class of 2020 graduate Connor Weikum poses for a portrait with classmate Brandon Eagleson in back.
Century High School graduation
Century High grads gather for a 2020 group portrait. In front from left are Jill Dolinger, Grace Kaseman, Makiah Evanson, Alea Eslinger. In back from left, are Rayne Haman, Talia Price, Kenzie Gullickson and Ashley Albers.
Century High School graduation
Social distancing was the rule of the day for graduates and their guests at commencement for Century High School on Sunday afternoon in the MDU Resources Community Bowl.
Century High School graduation
Marissa Russon, front, with John Rath, left, and Bryan Neiss, right, line up to enter the MDU Resources Community Bowl with other graduates of Century High School on Sunday afternoon. Russon was one of three speakers for the CHS class of 2020 and had a theme of optimism for her speech. Others in the class speaking were Madelyn House and Ashley Albers.
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Yuji Endou leaps in the air at the conclusion of Bismarck High School's graduation commencement ceremony at the MDU Resources Community Bowl on Sunday. The ceremony was held at the outdoor stadium due to the coronavirus pandemic. Members of the 129th graduating class endured 73 days of distance leaning to earn their diplomas. For more photos of the Bismarck-Mandan graduation ceremonies over the weekend, go to bismarcktribune.com.
Mandan High School graduation
Mandan graduate Austin Morrell stands by a large American flag mounted on the back of his pickup truck.
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Landrey Yantzer, center, takes part in the Mandan High School Graduation on Friday. Members of the graduating class observed social distancing and were seated 6 feet apart because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mandan graduate Anna Loyd walks in the processional on May 22. Mandan High School's 211 graduates lined up and took a squirt of hand sanitizer from stations set up in the end zone at the Starion Sports Complex before walking in a socially-distanced processional to their seats on the football field, each 6 feet away from the next. School Board President Tim Rector, donning black rubber gloves, handed each graduate a diploma as they walked past him on stage without the customary handshake. For more graduation photos, go to page AX.Â
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Mandan choir teacher Keri Hess helps graduate Madelyn Krupp pin her hat on before the ceremony.
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Taelee Duttenhefer smiles after receiving her diploma at the Mandan High school graduation on Friday night.
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Mandan graduating class members head to the ceremony on Friday night. Pictured from left are Rain Freidt, Morgan Schlosser and Reese Wetzstein.
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Mandan seniors pose for a picture before taking part in the graduation ceremony on Friday.
St. Mary's Central High graduation
Social distancing was the rule of the day for St. Mary's Central High's commencement for its class of 2020 and their parents and guests attending in the school gymnasium.
St. Mary's Central High graduation
Waiting to take a family portrait after the St. Mary's Central High commencement are, from front, Lucas Haakenson, Charles Koebele and Layne Larson.
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St. Mary's Central High class of 2020 graduates Michael, left, and Morgan Salwei look over an embroidered SM blue face mask after commencement on Sunday in the school gymnasium. Along with their diploma, each graduate received several swag items under their seats including an alumni shirt.
St. Mary's Central High graduation
Members of the St. Mary's Central High class of 2020 celebrate being the first class to graduate from the new high school. From left are Rachel Huck, Aleasha Marcotte, Hannah Flohr, Maria Kalb, Annabelle Jundt, Abby Schmidt, Andrea Frank, Hannah Gardner, Lauren Leidenix and Elis Lim.
St. Mary's Central High graduation
Emma Fleischacker shows off her diploma to parents at Sunday's commencement in the St. Mary's Central High gymnasium.
St. Mary's Central High graduation
Gerald Vetter, president of the Light of Christ Catholic Schools, welcomed the St. Mary's Central High class of 2020 and their parents and guests to commencement in the socially distanced school gymnasium on Sunday afternoon. "This has been far from a normal year ... but it will not define you," said Vetter in his remarks to graduates. The class was the first to graduate from the new school and the first to have distance learning for the final academic quarter of classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seated at right are principal Reed Ruggles, assistant principal Tracy Friesen and chaplain Rev. Dominic Bouck.
St. Mary's Central High graduation
The St. Mary's Central High class of 2020, and the first class to graduate from the new high school, sit socially distanced prior to commencement on Sunday afternoon in the gymnasium.
St. Mary's Central High graduation
After commencement on Sunday afternoon, the St. Mary's Central High class of 2020 graduates had a slight wait time before leaving the school gymnasium for portraits with family and guests. Relaxing above, from right, are Grace Keller, Elis Lim, Lydia Montgomery and Adam Richter.
St. Mary's Central High graduation
St. Mary's Central High class of 2020 co-speaker Andrea Frank said, "I could not ask for a better class" in her remarks to classmates at Sunday's commencement in the school gymnasium. Also speaking was Elizabeth Peyerl.
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