Ann Afonso, left, and VanPhuong Nguyen take a selfie together on the field, where students were allowed to bring their cell phones and encouraged to take photos together during a specific moment in the ceremony, during Beckman High School’s graduation ceremony in the stadium at Tustin High School on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Members of the Beckman Madrigals perform the “Star Spangled Banner” during the school’s commencement ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
A group of Beckman High School graduates stand together as someone in the stands takes a photo of them during the school’s graduation ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School graduate Camryn Hayak walks off stage after her name was read during the school’s graduation ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School Principal Donnie Rafter welcomes graduating seniors and their family members to the school’s annual commencement ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School ASB President Talia Fedewa welcomes guests and makes introductions during the school’s commencement ceremony in the stadium at Tustin High School on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School soon-to-be graduates file onto the field for their commencement ceremony in the stadium at Tustin High School on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Ethan Erickson gives his student address, “A Peak Peppered with Roses,” quoting Ferris Bueller, during the Beckman High School commencement ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Friends Hanna Choi, Hannah Min and Breanna Aguirre, from left, take a selfie together as they get ready to enter the stadium at Tustin High School before the start of Beckman’s graduation ceremony on Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School graduate Maria Paracha walks off stage after her name was read during the school’s graduation ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School graduates line up to have their names read during the school’s graduation ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School’s Nelson Ceballos points to loved ones in the stands as he walks off the stage as an official 2024 graduate during the school’s graduation ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School soon-to-be graduates file onto the field for their commencement ceremony in the stadium at Tustin High School on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Tashu Vakil gives his student address, “A Crash Course on Infinity,” during the Beckman High School commencement ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School soon-to-be graduates file onto the field for their commencement ceremony in the stadium at Tustin High School on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Ashely Lee, Keira Kim and Vy Le, from left, take a selfie together on the field, where students were allowed to bring their cell phones and encouraged to take photos together during a specific moment in the ceremony, during Beckman High School’s graduation ceremony in the stadium at Tustin High School on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School soon-to-be graduates file onto the field for their commencement ceremony in the stadium at Tustin High School on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Members of Beckman High School’s class of 2024 toss their caps into the air in celebration at the conclusion of their commencement ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School soon-to-be graduates take their seats on the field for their commencement ceremony in the stadium at Tustin High School on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School Principal Donnie Rafter, with help from ASB members on stage, asks the class of 2024 to switch their tassels from right to left as they are confirmed as official graduates during the school’s commencement ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Beckman High School Principal Donnie Rafter shakes hands with graduates as they receive their diplomas during the school’s commencement ceremony in Tustin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Tustin Unified School District’s Beckman High handed diplomas to the members of its graduating Class of 2024 on Wednesday, May 29.
A commencement ceremony at Northrup Stadium drew families and friends who cheered as the graduates walked across the stage, marking the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures.
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