436 grads say goodbye to Corona del Mar High

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Happy graduates revel on the red carpet after getting their diplomas during the 53rd annual commencement ceremony at Corona del Mar High School on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Graduate Demetrio Kerrison is hugged by family members after the 53rd annual commencement ceremony at Corona del Mar High School on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Graduate Alex Acevedo is surrounded by family members bearing his picture after Thursday’s Corona del Mar High School commencement ceremony. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Corona del Mar High School graduates are all smiles after collecting their diplomas Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Lauren Arrigo reaches out to a fellow graduate during Corona del Mar High School’s 2016 commencement ceremony Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Members of Corona del Mar High School’s Class of 2016 walk the red carpet with their diplomas at Thursday’s graduation ceremony. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Graduate Katherine Hess wears a smile during the 53rd annual commencement ceremony at Corona del Mar High School on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Bridgette Storm is in celebration mode after receiving her diploma at Corona del Mar High School’s graduation ceremony Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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A beaming Evan Larsen shows his diploma as he graduates from Corona del Mar High School on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Happy graduates let out a yell on the red carpet at the 2016 Corona del Mar High School commencement ceremony Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Caps and confetti fill the air after the Class of 2016 graduated from Corona del Mar High School on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

By Daily Pilot staff

June 24, 2016 1:39 PM PT

Corona del Mar High School celebrated Thursday as 436 graduates moved on to the next step in their lives during the school’s 53rd annual commencement ceremony.

The event on the Newport Beach campus’s track infield featured Sean Farhat-Sabet, one of the school’s valedictorians, as the student speaker.