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Photos: 2021 Cedar Rapids Kennedy commencement ceremony
The graduation marked the first in-person Cedar Rapids Community School District commencement in two years because of the pandemic
May. 27, 2021 10:11 pm
Graduates straighten their gowns and awards before receiving their diplomas on stage during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Graduates listen as their classmates are presented with their diplomas during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Graduate Victoria R. Lea receives her diploma during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Principal Jason Kline gives the principal’s message during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Members of the choir perform, “This Is The Day,” to begin the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A woman holds a program for the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Kennedy Poet Laureate Shefa’a Tawil performs her poem, “Remember This,” during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Graduates watch the class of 2021 thank you video after receiving their diplomas during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Members of the school band perform as guests take their seats before the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Members of the school band perform as guests take their seats before the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Student government president Bailey Wolf welcomes graduates and guests to the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Superintendent Noreen Bush speaks to graduates during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A graduate smiles to her family as students are asked to recognize family and anyone else who helped them get to where they are during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Graduates in the front row sit and listen to various speakers during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Graduates watch as the first row of students take to the stage to receive their diplomas during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Graduate Drew Bartels receives his diploma during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Graduate Brenden K. Murders receives her diploma during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Graduates watch the class of 2021 thank you video after receiving their diplomas during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Graduates watch the class of 2021 thank you video after receiving their diplomas during the Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School commencement ceremony at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
