St. Francis High School 65th annual commencement exercises

Eric Baghdasaryan walks in at the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

Eric Baghdasaryan walks in at the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

St. Francis High School held its 66th commencement exercises on campus Saturday, when 160 young men were awarded their diplomas. Officiating at the ceremony were Fr. Harold Snider, OFM Cap., the Provincial of the Western American Province of the Capuchin Franciscan Order, representing his Excellency Bishop José Gómez, Archbishop of Los Angeles; Fr. Tony Marti, OFM Cap., the school president; Thomas Moran, principal, and Mark Heydorff, the chairman of the school’s board of directors.

St. Francis High School 65th annual commencement exercises

Chris Najarian walks back to his seat after getting his diploma at the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

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St. Francis High School 65th annual commencement exercises

Now former students smile after graduating during the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

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St. Francis High School 65th annual commencement exercises

Eric Baghdasaryan, Summa Cum Laude, gets his diploma at the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

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St. Francis High School 65th annual commencement exercises

Mohamed Abdelkerem Ibrahim gets his diploma at the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

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St. Francis High School 65th annual commencement exercises

Class president Andrew Fraser MacKinnon, center, gives the peace sign to onlookers at the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

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St. Francis High School 65th annual commencement exercises

Students entered between parents and guests at the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

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St. Francis High School 65th annual commencement exercises

Valedictorian Arthur Ter-Zakarian gives his speech at the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

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St. Francis High School 65th annual commencement exercises

Glendale mayor Ara Najarian takes photos of his graduating son at the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

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St. Francis High School 65th annual commencement exercises

Graduating students walk in at the start of the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

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St. Francis High School 65th annual commencement exercises

Parents and guests capture the moments for posterity at the St. Francis High School 65th annual Commencement Exercises at the school in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)