A Class of Their Own

Ceremony marks ‘very special occasion’ for Palatka graduates

  • A Palatka High School graduate with “That’s All Folks” displayed on his cap waits with his classmates for the graduation ceremony to begin.
    A Palatka High School graduate with “That’s All Folks” displayed on his cap waits with his classmates for the graduation ceremony to begin.
  • Palatka graduates enter the field at Veterans Stadium on Friday night.
    Palatka graduates enter the field at Veterans Stadium on Friday night.
  • Palatka High School graduates celebrate inside the school’s gymnasium before their graduation ceremony Friday night.
    Palatka High School graduates celebrate inside the school’s gymnasium before their graduation ceremony Friday night.
  • Palatka High School graduate Mylee Woods speaks Friday night as her classmate Bailey Brown looks on during their graduation ceremony.
    Palatka High School graduate Mylee Woods speaks Friday night as her classmate Bailey Brown looks on during their graduation ceremony.
  • Some of Palatka High School’s class of 2021 graduates smile as they wait for the ceremony to get underway Friday night.
    Some of Palatka High School’s class of 2021 graduates smile as they wait for the ceremony to get underway Friday night.
  • Graduate Elizabeth Soncrant speaks during the ceremony, telling classmates to embrace the challenges ahead of them.
    Graduate Elizabeth Soncrant speaks during the ceremony, telling classmates to embrace the challenges ahead of them.
A packed and rowdy Veterans Stadium bid adieu to more than 200 Palatka High School seniors, the last graduating class from the school before it incorporates seventh- and eighth-graders to become…

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