Rogers High School graduates celebrate at the Podium

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Sun., June 12, 2022

Rogers High School graduates and best friends Jalayla Brown (left) and Sydney Vining pause for a photo by Dawn Phillips Sunday, June 12, 2022, outside the Podium in Spokane, Wash. Phillips is the mother of Jalaya, and she notes that for the next year there will be no books, exams or school for her daughter.

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The Podium in Spokane was full of smiles, sparkles and happy families Sunday as Rogers High School graduated its class of 2022.

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Emila Santos from the Marshal Islands inscribed a message atop her cap for the graduation of Rogers High School Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Podium in Spokane Wash.

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Emila Santos from the Marshal Islands waits with her classmates for the graduation of Rogers High School Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Podium in Spokane, Wash.

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Zhontay Davis, center, gets a hug and congratulations from her Rogers High School teacher Kelly Diamond on Sunday at the Podium in Spokane. Diamond called her “the best and brightest of her students.”

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Rogers high School graduate Ethan Kirkpatrick (beard and cap) is greeted by his family, including Liz Thomes (at left), during the procession Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Podium in Spokane, Wash.

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Rogers High School staff member Jaime Stacy applauds and cheers on the graduates of 2022 as they walk up to their diplomas Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Podium in Spokane, Wash.

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