La Grande High School graduates, from left, Tyler Williams, Jameson Stenkamp, Maria Bella-Giselle Sanchez and Sophia Petty pose for a photo outside the school after commencement on June 3, 2023.
La Grande High School graduate Nada Kamnuruk, right, has her picture taken with her friend Abi Jorgensen following commencement on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Kamnuruk is a foreign exchange student.
Members of the La Grande High School class of 2023 listen to a presentation at their commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
Dick Mason/The Observer
LA GRANDE — The COVID-19 pandemic jolted the lives of members of the La Grande High School class of 2023, but it also gave them the opportunity to draw closer and be more appreciative of their teachers.
That was the sentiment of a number of graduating LHS students following the school’s graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 3. Outgoing seniors discussed what it was like to be forced to take classes online for much of their freshman and sophomore years.
La Grande High School graduate Nada Kamnuruk, right, has her picture taken with her friend Abi Jorgensen following commencement on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Kamnuruk is a foreign exchange student.
La Grande High School graduates, from left, Tyler Williams, Jameson Stenkamp, Maria Bella-Giselle Sanchez and Sophia Petty pose for a photo outside the school after commencement on June 3, 2023.
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