Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School student Rye Standifer, 18, rings the Demon Bell before the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. Rye was also the master of ceremonies during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School student Rye Standifer, 18, rings the Demon Bell before the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. Rye was also the master of ceremonies during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School students sing the national anthem at the start of the graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School students sing the national anthem at the start of the graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates take their seats during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates take their seats during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Former Durango High School student Ben Finneseth addresses the crowd as the keynote speaker during the graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Former Durango High School student Ben Finneseth addresses the crowd as the keynote speaker during the graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates take their seats during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates take their seats during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango High School graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango High School graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduating seniors Wes Recla, 18, and Hana Malehch-Marquez, 17, are all smiles with fellow seniors during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School graduating seniors Wes Recla, 18, and Hana Malehch-Marquez, 17, are all smiles with fellow seniors during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)