![Lemoore Middle College High School grads end their unusual year on high note Lemoore Middle College High School grads march into the West Hills Golden Eagle Arena Friday night for their graduation ceremony.](http://www.mylemooreleader.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/w560/n1950/05 28 2021 Grads stream into the arena for ceremony.jpg)
Lemoore Middle College High School grads march into the West Hills Golden Eagle Arena Friday night for their graduation ceremony.
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A somewhat shortened hybrid ceremony greeted the 52 Lemoore High School District Middle College High School as they graduated Friday night in the West Hills College Golden Eagle Arena.
Parents and friends were allowed inside the arena and watched as this year’s grads accepted their diplomas by picking them off a table as their names were called. No handshakes or congratulatory hugs allowed this year due to lingering concerns about the Coronavirus, despite evidence that the COVID-19 virus may be on its last legs in California.
All the speeches – Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and Class President speech – along with the welcoming speech by Principal Jamison Whiting and the Keynote speech from Leslie Daniel were previously recorded and played on a screen.
The ceremony took only 45 minutes to complete, at which time the graduates and guests exited the building to watch a short fireworks show just east of the arena.
![Lemoore Middle College High School grads end their unusual year on high note A few from the top floor of the Golden Eagle Arena as Middle College students gather.](http://www.mylemooreleader.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/w500/n1950/05 28 2021 A view from the top fllor of the arena and grads.jpg)
A few from the top floor of the Golden Eagle Arena as Middle College students gather.
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![Lemoore Middle College High School grads end their unusual year on high note Grads picked up their diplomas off a table.](http://www.mylemooreleader.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/w500/n1950/05 28 2021 Grads picked up diplomas off a table set up on stage.jpg)
Grads picked up their diplomas off a table.
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![Lemoore Middle College High School grads end their unusual year on high note A fireworks show ended the Lemoore Middle College High School graduation.](http://www.mylemooreleader.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/w500/n1950/05 28 2021 Fireworks show after the Friday night progam.jpg)
A fireworks show ended the Lemoore Middle College High School graduation.
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