Commencement 2019: Laguna Beach High School graduation

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Summa Cum Laude graduate George Knapp, right, greets attendance administrator Connie Byrnes, as he enters the Irvine Bowl during the Laguna Beach High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Graduates waive to family and friends as they arrive on school buses for the Laguna Beach High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Three graduates happily run for their place in line as they enter the Irvine Bowl for the Laguna Beach High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Graduate Ayrton Garcia jumps for joy as he enters the Irvine Bowl for the Laguna Beach High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Graduates walk off local school buses as they arrive for the Laguna Beach High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Graduate Gunes Denktas gives the thumbs up as she enters the Irvine Bowl for the Laguna Beach High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Graduates ready themselves in line as they wait in line to enter Irvine Bowl for the Laguna Beach High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Graduate Guinevere Bates, right, greets attendance administrator Connie Byrnes, as she walks into Irvine Bowl for the Laguna Beach High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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A graduate reacts to cheering family and friends as she enters the Irvine Bowl for the Laguna Beach High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Family and friends cheer for their favorite graduates as they enter the Irvine Bowl for the Laguna Beach High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Graduates ready themselves in line as they wait in line to enter Irvine Bowl for the Laguna Beach High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

By Daily Pilot staff

June 21, 2019 12:03 PM PT

Members of Laguna Beach High School’s Class of 2019 said goodbye to their alma mater Thursday night during a graduation ceremony at the Irvine Bowl on the Festival of Arts grounds.

This year’s class has 294 graduating seniors.

High schools in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District also held their graduations Thursday.

Early College High School held its ceremony May 30, and campuses in the Huntington Beach Union High School District held theirs June 12 and 13.

The Daily Pilot is publishing photos online and in print of the commencement ceremonies for public high schools in Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley.

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