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EHS Graduates Smile, Swelter At Ceremonies
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In an often irreverent speech, senior class president Juliann Avila shared the dream of working to amass a hundred grand among many other thoughts she offered to her classmates and the crowd. Marg Jackson/The Times
Under bright sunny skies that had nearly everyone in the audience fanning themselves with their graduation programs, the Class of 2016 at Escalon High school took to their seats on the football field on Friday night. Festivities included several speeches, recognition for the employee of the year, student recognition, the awarding of diplomas and the traditional tossing of caps skyward. A little bit of silly string, a couple of air horn blasts and the Cougars passed in to the next phase of their lives – whether that be the workforce, military or on to college.