Deering High School graduate Hawa Muana flashes a peace sign as she celebrates with a friend outside Merrill Auditorium in Portland after commencement exercises on Thursday.
Mortarboards fly at Merrill Auditorium in Portland as the latest set of Deering High School graduates celebrate the end of commencement exercises on Thursday.
Deering High School graduate Nemer Al Akash sits in the passenger seat of a canary-yellow Camaro SS driven by a friend who parked directly outside the Merrill Auditorium in Portland in preparation for Al Akash’s arrival after commencement exercises on Thursday.
Deering High School graduates Grace Marino, left, and Emma Hutton pose for a portrait outside Merrill Auditorium in Portland after commencement exercises on Thursday.
Deering High School graduate Rahim Shabani, right of center, poses for a portrait with friends in the middle of a packed Myrtle Street after commencement exercises at Merrill Auditorium in Portland on Thursday.
Deering High School graduate Hibo Ali smiles as she hugs a friend outside Merrill Auditorium in Portland after commencement exercises on Thursday.
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