This year’s graduates at John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley began their high school journey in the isolation of COVID-19, but finished on Tuesday as a loud and proud community.
More than 500 seniors proudly walked across the graduation stage wearing vibrant blue and gold robes that matched the bright sky and dazzling sun. These LAUSD students triumphed after semesters of distance learning and, for some, months of watching loved ones battle sickness, which is why the school aptly named this year’s graduating class “the dreamers.”
In line with tradition, students walked in to the jubilant and nostalgic notes of Sir Edgar Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance,” while tears of pride streamed down the cheeks of many parents. Graduates artfully customized their caps with words of encouragement, thanks and excitement for the opportunities that lay ahead, including one cap that read “Next stop UCLA.”
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