Graduates adorned in blue caps and gowns sit in chairs on the field last Friday before the OCHS graduation ceremony began. Principal Bill Sampson gave the opening speech, reminding students to be kind. (Photo/Anna Izquierdo)
Honorarian Emily Carter and salutatorian Alie Duffell line up at Patriot Stadium last Friday before taking their seats on the field for graduation. Duffell told her fellow graduates that it felt “surreal” to stand in front of the crowd during graduation. (Photo/Anna Izquierdo)
Nyah McAphee and Sophia Wilson walk onto the Patriot Stadium field for graduation last Friday. They were two of the 150 students to receive their diplomas. (Photo/Anna Izquierdo)
Deandra Jarrett (from left) and Flor Padilla pose for a photo in the OCHS cafeteria prior to graduation last Friday. Jarrett and Padilla were two of the 150 students to receive their diplomas. (Photo/Anna Izquierdo)
Sophia Wilson and principal Bill Sampson stop for photographers after she received her diploma. Wilson is one of three OCHS seniors to receive the inaugural The Oglethorpe Echo scholarship, joining Montana Barner and Miguel Rios. (Photo/Anna Izquierdo)
Dylan Anglin hugs OCHS teacher Jessica Tipton after he was awarded his diploma last Friday at Patriot Stadium. Anglin was one of 150 students to graduate with the class of 2025. (Photo/Anna Izquierdo)
CJ Whitlock hugs principal Bill Sampson after receiving his diploma at OCHS graduation last Friday. (Photo/Anna Izquierdo)
Su Moo and family pose for a photo following the graduation ceremony last Friday in Patriot Stadium. Moo was one of the total 150 graduates in the class of 2025 to receive her diploma. (Photo/Anna Izquierdo)
